From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8B0FC3A59B for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2019 22:24:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9517723431 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2019 22:24:47 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=netronome-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@netronome-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="m9nPha85" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728378AbfH3WYq (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:24:46 -0400 Received: from mail-pf1-f194.google.com ([209.85.210.194]:32961 "EHLO mail-pf1-f194.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728164AbfH3WYq (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:24:46 -0400 Received: by mail-pf1-f194.google.com with SMTP id q10so427823pfl.0 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:24:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=netronome-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :organization:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8nJNIw1rQ/begFXvmg+y4YkAC0VdHZtvjD7Fjrjf2zM=; b=m9nPha85yg0s2kRzSI49gnOj/QZY6lZTlIElqe/GMV7N8JWFLlkK78aPaNj3By+Z7o XvMY1Fj8IRC2v8FYPJuzGqgaH9APSes2UCpGHZGO43KivWn1qcKMT/eDf9r28fhcG/AU GubSvXvwW/wqWb+pu1gTJhkFl1Hr+T01L0H98lDeXS61yPQiXNxcdNqGSZPBoOgH+f/K 2yFUF9PYFlPEklGKoQ9don0EKrA3DPTwoqzdJ/fms8CEyRCIPG713W//6T7cF3XOAGX4 xaFHX8kDJe1ALdrAw0y8zgJwoS68L3Mui5mw0JVN11ECtQVv4DOfUf9JCjDRt7tIge84 7OsQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:organization:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8nJNIw1rQ/begFXvmg+y4YkAC0VdHZtvjD7Fjrjf2zM=; b=IKo6l+p3xV3Gfu2XyRQP6lGawfjXkDq5CVIgseXD2DOMTaWRK96u96t2gVQUYg7jyx HMlWt3/HHCM3cNbTodiBmB3pjDrFYCQHmKBB2NRNhDZy4F/mc23TN0/2qdOLO9/AvCQ8 A8LhCGURcFxvargsdpK4kdRcv+TQdarreoeGkHchFhlrKIgO+GFTbDIedcujBXLHDY9Q nwVunCopE/ZwCG7EilWB5T6aLvOMyEnt+wq90b/Zsu4MGFVAKOnSNvrfajV7XNjn9l+v 5Uwu3NlWvE/TvBMmVDtc7m0wWkQXLA+h2UbFqtXocMRH7d9mGUImZaniooLw98RuLKYQ y2eQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWf+Rxb9C2m//6jgg19/fAm4Ih4fM3FMQs+HimVOsY+OsvkkyEa pBK4SWk/lbPryIYnHGWJcdE5hD1Sfy4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzpBmwtuc6zdtnbEnKiDHmqpydUEi1Y+rXB5mN19fjKmuwocPTJHox7sFKVPPynKKlLEL/JQQ== X-Received: by 2002:a63:40a:: with SMTP id 10mr15007103pge.317.1567203885655; Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:24:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cakuba.netronome.com ([66.60.152.14]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g23sm7806360pfo.2.2019.08.30.15.24.45 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:24:45 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:24:22 -0700 From: Jakub Kicinski To: Shannon Nelson Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 net-next 16/19] ionic: Add netdev-event handling Message-ID: <20190830152422.7787e71d@cakuba.netronome.com> In-Reply-To: <336eacda-27ae-d513-7888-429e34e29b76@pensando.io> References: <20190829182720.68419-1-snelson@pensando.io> <20190829182720.68419-17-snelson@pensando.io> <20190829163738.64e7fe42@cakuba.netronome.com> <336eacda-27ae-d513-7888-429e34e29b76@pensando.io> Organization: Netronome Systems, Ltd. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:36:23 -0700, Shannon Nelson wrote: > On 8/29/19 4:37 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:27:17 -0700, Shannon Nelson wrote: > >> When the netdev gets a new name from userland, pass that name > >> down to the NIC for internal tracking. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson > > There is a precedent in ACPI for telling the FW what OS is running but > > how is the interface name useful for the firmware I can't really tell. > It is so we can correlate the host's interface name with the internal > port data for internal logging. Okay.. honestly brings back too many bad memories of arguing with engineers who spent their lives building middle boxes.. I just hope this won't spread.