netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] nfp: initialize netdev's dev

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Message-ID: <20230329122227.1d662169@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:22:27 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Louis Peens <louis.peens@...igine.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...igine.com,
        Yinjun Zhang <yinjun.zhang@...igine.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] nfp: initialize netdev's dev_port with
 correct id

On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:45:47 +0200 Louis Peens wrote:
> In some customized scenario, `dev_port` is used to rename netdev
> instead of `phys_port_name`, which requires to initialize it
> correctly to get expected netdev name.

What do you mean by "which requires to initialize it correctly to get
expected netdev name." ?