Re: [patch net-next v3 04/17] net: introduce generic switch devices support

Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25T16:49:57Z

Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 04:51:03PM CET, jhs@mojatatu.com wrote:
>On 11/25/14 05:28, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>>The goal of this is to provide a possibility to support various switch
>>chips. Drivers should implement relevant ndos to do so. Now there is
>>only one ndo defined:
>>- for getting physical switch id is in place.
>>
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>I am not sure switch id is the right term. I have a network processor
>that *does not* do switching. I am not sure if "chip" or "ASIC" or

What does it do? "L3 switching"?

>"offload_id" would be the right term. switch doesnt sound right.

When we talk about this area, we use word "switch". I know it is not
accurate, but in my opinion it is the closest we can get. "chip" and
"ASIC" are too generic I believe. I would not use "offload" cause it wan
be easily mistaken with NIC offloads + it is alsno not accurate.

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>cheers,
>jamal
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