Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/6] pds_core: Add PLDM firmware update and host backed memory support

[Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>]

On 6/11/2026 10:15 AM, Rao, Nikhil wrote:
>>>> Vendor-specific component names
>>>
>>> Compliant with devlink-info.rst. Driver-specific component names are
>>> allowed when documented. These are documented in
>>> Documentation/networking/devlink/pds_core.rst.
>>>
>>
>> The preference is to use generic names when possible/feasible. I think
>> at least some of your name choices could align with the generic ones.
>>
>> Could you explain why fw.mainfw was selected and fw.mgmt was deemed not
>> suitable?
> 
> This component handles both control and data path, so fw.mgmt didn't
> feel right since devlink-info.rst explicitly excludes data path from
> that definition. We went with fw.mainfw to indicate it's the primary
> firmware component
> 
> Nikhil

It might make sense to extend or add a new definition in this case.
Technically you could also report both fw.mgmt and fw.app together, but
I think that would be more confusing.

Perhaps Jakub has a suggestion on the name or policy here. The
maintainer preference has generally been to use or extend standardized
names first unless the name or component is clearly unique to the device.