From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 20 15:49:41 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C89FA9C7; Tue, 20 May 2014 15:49:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail109.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail109.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 895732301; Tue, 20 May 2014 15:49:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c122-106-147-133.carlnfd1.nsw.optusnet.com.au (c122-106-147-133.carlnfd1.nsw.optusnet.com.au [122.106.147.133]) by mail109.syd.optusnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 32960D636D6; Wed, 21 May 2014 01:49:39 +1000 (EST) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 01:49:38 +1000 (EST) From: Bruce Evans X-X-Sender: bde@besplex.bde.org To: Julian Elischer Subject: Re: svn commit: r266423 - in head/sys: conf dev/i40e modules/i40e In-Reply-To: <537B726C.1080000@freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20140521014355.V3433@besplex.bde.org> References: <201405190121.s4J1L3qA068339@svn.freebsd.org> <53796149.8060000@freebsd.org> <537B714A.5080500@freebsd.org> <537B726C.1080000@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=U6SrU4bu c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=7NqvjVvQucbO2RlWB8PEog==:117 a=PO7r1zJSAAAA:8 a=JD0ISiim65UA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=JzwRw_2MAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=dkgnPKtVp_qkzpxtsWUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 Cc: Jack F Vogel , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Rui Paulo X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 15:49:41 -0000 On Tue, 20 May 2014, Julian Elischer wrote: > On 5/20/14, 11:14 PM, Julian Elischer wrote: >> On 5/20/14, 1:50 AM, Rui Paulo wrote: >>> On 18 May 2014, at 18:41, Julian Elischer wrote: >>> >>>> On 5/19/14, 9:21 AM, Jack F Vogel wrote: >>>>> Author: jfv >>>>> Date: Mon May 19 01:21:02 2014 >>>>> New Revision: 266423 >>>>> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/266423 >>>>> >>>>> Log: >>>>> This is the beta release of the driver for the new >>>>> Intel 40G Ethernet Controller XL710 Family. This is >>>>> the core driver, a VF driver called i40evf, will be >>>>> following soon. Questions or comments to myself or >>>>> my co-developer Eric Joyner. Cheers! >>>> love the name.. >>> Aesthetics aside, I think the name should be changed. Network drivers >>> always used [a-z] for name and [0-9] for unit. Can you find an example >>> where this is not true? >> >> I just meant the XL (Roman Numeral 40) part.. > > sorry to have caused this fuss jsut because I like the use of the common "XL" > name to (in this case) hint at 40. > the device name in netstat could be ixlgNNN (intel 40gig) even if the device > is aimed at the 710 (and later 720 etc..) Then the correct name is xlN, but unfortunately ;) wpaul already used up most of the 2-letter namespace (xl went in 1998). ixl would be OK. Bruce