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From: Jiri Pirko <jiri-rHqAuBHg3fBzbRFIqnYvSA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 0/9] introduce rocker switch
 driver with hardware accelerated datapath api
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:20:32 +0200
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Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 04:15:32PM CEST, David.Laight-ZS65k/vG3HxXrIkS9f7CXA@public.gmane.org wrote:
>From: Jiri Pirko
>> This patchset can be divided into 3 main sections:
>> - introduce switchdev api for implementing switch drivers
>> - introduce switchdev generic netlink api for userspace manipulation
>> - introduce rocker switch driver which implements switchdev api
>
>Perhaps you should be including the name of what you are switching
>in the name of the API?
>
>Is this for interfacing to ethernet switches, TDM switches or
>mechanical ones?
>It isn't really clear from any of these commit messages.

I thought that is isn't necessary, that it is clear this is about ethernet
switches.