netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/6] software node: allow named software node to be created

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Message-ID: <YuPNvr9RkaJoZdRg@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:08:30 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/6] software node: allow named software node to
 be created

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 09:18:00AM +0200, Marek Behún wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:48:21 +0300
> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 10:39:42PM +0200, Marek Behún wrote:
> > > On Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:24:09 +0300
> > > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

...

> > > 2. even if there was a problem with name collision, I think the place
> > >    that needs to be fixed is swnode system. What use are swnodes if
> > >    they cannot be used like this?  
> > 
> > Precisely, that's why I don't want to introduce an API that needs to be fixed.
> 
> Aha, so you want to ensure that root swnodes are created with unique
> name?
> 
> Can't we just make it so that named software node must have a parent?

That's my proposal, but it might have a downside effect on the existing users
(chtwc_int33fe).

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko