netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] ip link: add sub-command to view and change DSA master

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Message-ID: <20220906191355.bnimmq4z36p5yivo@skbuf>
Date:   Tue, 6 Sep 2022 19:13:56 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] ip link: add sub-command to view and change DSA
 master

On Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 09:55:17AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > > Using the term master is an unfortunate choice.
> > > Although it is common practice in Linux it is not part of any
> > > current standard and goes against the Linux Foundation non-inclusive
> > > naming policy.  
> > 
> > Concretely, what is it that you propose?
> 
> Maybe "switch" instead of "master"?

"Switch" and "DSA master" are not interchangeable concepts. A DSA master
is a regular Ethernet controller that is connected to a local (onboard
or embedded) switch and handles its management traffic. The use of the
term has existed since the introduction of DSA in 2008 and has reached a
wide audience among users through the papers that popularized DSA later, mainly
https://legacy.netdevconf.info/2.1/papers/distributed-switch-architecture.pdf
Whereas a switch is a multi-port Ethernet device that handles L2
forwarding by MAC DA and VLAN ID, essentially containing a hardware
implementation of the Linux bridge.

[ Alternative answer: how about "schnauzer"? I always liked how that word sounds. ]