Re: [RFC] usbnet: use eth%d name for known ethernet devices

Randy Dunlap
2011-03-23T23:19:24Z

On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:17:34 +0100 Michal Nazarewicz wrote:

> >>>>>> @@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct driver_info {
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> #define FLAG_LINK_INTR 0x0800 /* updates link (carrier) status */
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> +#define FLAG_PTP 0x1000 /* maybe use "usb%d" names */
>
> >>>> On Wednesday 23 March 2011 19:46:50 Greg KH wrote:
> >>>>> "PTP"? What does that stand for?
>
> >>> On Mar 23, 2011 8:36 PM, "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de> wrote:
> >>>> point-to-point, I'll improve the comment to spell it out when
> >>>> I send the fixed version.
>
> >> On Wednesday 23 March 2011 20:53:13 Michał Nazarewicz wrote:
> >>> I think P2P could be better.
>
> > On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:57:18 +0100 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> >> Yes, good idea.
>
> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> writes:
> > that's peer-to-peer.
> >
> > OTOH, I knew that PTP was point-to-point.
>
> It can be any of that, depending on context. For me PTP is more like
> Picture Transport Protocol, whereas "2" between two letters is usually
> "to".
>
> Just my two cents though, no strong feelings or anything.

Agreed.

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~Randy
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