netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 iproute2-next] ip link: add sub-command to view and change DSA master

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Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:52:52 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 iproute2-next] ip link: add sub-command to view and
 change DSA master

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 11:41:38PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> 'via' would be totally new, and i don't see any need to introduce a
> new term.

Well, the entire command is new, so...

Jakub clarified that 'via' would indeed be used as a preposition rather
than as a noun. So it does not describe eth0, but just the relationship
between swp0 and eth0 (specifically their traffic), and therefore it
isn't really a new, or alternative, naming convention for a DSA master
(which 'conduit' is, on the other hand).

What I find a bit awkward is the 'set ...  type dsa via ..." syntax,
since a noun would typically be expected in place of 'via'.