++ adding more people here, > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 11:36 AM > To: Raslan Darawsheh <rasl...@nvidia.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; ferruh.yi...@intel.com; Gal Cohen (ProdM) > <ga...@nvidia.com> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] devtools: add E-Switch keyword for commit checks > > 24/02/2022 10:26, Raslan Darawsheh: > > This adds the syntax for E-Switch to have check on how it suppose to > > be for commits > [...] > > +E-Switch > > It looks Mellanox people use this syntax in Linux kernel as well. > Where does it come from? Is it a Mellanox-only wording? > I don't think it's a Mellanox only wording see the following: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/devlink/devlink-port.html?#devlink-port https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/switchdev.html
> Intuitively, I would have written it eSwitch generally. I would go with E-Switch > It means "embedded switch", right? In kernel, it's Ethernet Switch device. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/switchdev.html > > Kindest regards, Raslan Darawsheh