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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 02/11] ethtool: Add loopback netlink UAPI
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On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:50:47 +0100 Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> Looking at the current patch:
> - component (MAC, PCS, PHY, MODULE)
> - name (subsystem label)
> - id (local instance selector)
> - direction (near-end / far-end): These terms become highly ambiguous in
>   branching topologies (like CPU port on DSA switches).
> 
> mixed loopbacks across complex interconnects, userspace will eventually need a
> Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) model.
> 
> By adopting a DAG topology now, we can reduce the load on the initial
> implementation and bypass much of the ongoing naming discussions, as components
> are identified by their topological relations rather than arbitrary string
> labels.

Not sure we need parentage chain or just "stage id" within each
component but FWIW if I interpret what you wrote right - I think 
I agree :) What matters is the topology not the naming of things.