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From: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@cumulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] netlink: IFLA_PHYS_SWITCH_ID to
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Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:49:14 -0500
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On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 05:41:43PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 04:37:47PM CET, gospo@cumulusnetworks.com wrote:
> >On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 04:17:14PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >> Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 07:02:16PM CET, gospo@cumulusnetworks.com wrote:
> >> >There has been much discussion about proper nomenclature to use for this
> >> >and I would prefer parent rather than calling every forwarding element a
> >> >switch.
> >> 
> >> Andy, I must say I really do not like just plain "parent". It is really
> >> not clear what it means as it can mean 1000 things.
> >> 
> >> I know "switch" is not ideal but everytime anyone is talking about these
> >> kind of forwarding devices, they use word "switch" even if it is not
> >> accurate and everyone knows what they are talking about. Nobody uses
> >> "parent".
> >
> >Well of course they are not going to use it until it's committed.  ;-)
> 
> 
> Do you seriously expect people talking about "parents" instead of
"Parent device" -- absolutely

> "switches". I doubt that...
Agree to disagree, I guess!