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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto/mrvl: rename PMD to mvsam
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:38:12 -0700
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:22:00 +0200
Tomasz Duszynski <tdu@semihalf.com> wrote:

> Picking a company stock ticker for a PMD name might not be a best approach
> in a long run since name is too generic.
> 
> This patch addresses that and renames mrvl to mvsam.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Natalie Samsonov <nsamsono@marvell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Duszynski <tdu@semihalf.com>

I would prefer that the device name is the same as Linux or BSD.
It makes life easier for multiple OS maintenance.