Re: [PATCH v2 iproute2-next] devlink: Add board.serial_number to info subcommand.

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 20:34:50 +0530
Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@broadcom.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 5:05 PM Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us> wrote:
> >
> > Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 11:40:12AM CEST, vasundhara-v.volam@broadcom.com wrote:  
> > >On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 11:33 PM Stephen Hemminger
> > ><stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:  
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:13:04 +0530
> > >> Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@broadcom.com> wrote:
> > >>  
> > >> > Add support for reading board serial_number to devlink info
> > >> > subcommand. Example:
> > >> >
> > >> > $ devlink dev info pci/0000:af:00.0 -jp
> > >> > {
> > >> >     "info": {
> > >> >         "pci/0000:af:00.0": {
> > >> >             "driver": "bnxt_en",
> > >> >             "serial_number": "00-10-18-FF-FE-AD-1A-00",
> > >> >             "board.serial_number": "433551F+172300000",
> > >> >             "versions": {
> > >> >                 "fixed": {
> > >> >                     "board.id": "7339763 Rev 0.",
> > >> >                     "asic.id": "16D7",
> > >> >                     "asic.rev": "1"
> > >> >                 },
> > >> >                 "running": {
> > >> >                     "fw": "216.1.216.0",
> > >> >                     "fw.psid": "0.0.0",
> > >> >                     "fw.mgmt": "216.1.192.0",
> > >> >                     "fw.mgmt.api": "1.10.1",
> > >> >                     "fw.ncsi": "0.0.0.0",
> > >> >                     "fw.roce": "216.1.16.0"
> > >> >                 }
> > >> >             }
> > >> >         }
> > >> >     }
> > >> > }  
> > >>
> > >> Although this is valid JSON, many JSON style guides do not allow
> > >> for periods in property names. This is done so libraries can use
> > >> dot notation to reference objects.  
> > >Okay, I will modify the name to board_serial_number and resend the
> > >patch. Thanks.  
> >
> > Does not make sense. We have plenty of other items with ".". Having one
> > without it does not resolve anything, only brings inconsistency. Please
> > have ".".  
> Okay so keeping the patch as-is.

For now yes the patch is ok as-is, but we should have a discussion about the best JSON style.
The current free form style is getting out of hand.

Resolving may mean doing more widespread changes across iproute