On 7/27/19 4:21 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote: >>> diff --git a/devlink/devlink.c b/devlink/devlink.c >>> index d8197ea3a478..9242cc05ad0c 100644 >>> --- a/devlink/devlink.c >>> +++ b/devlink/devlink.c >>> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ >>> #include "mnlg.h" >>> #include "json_writer.h" >>> #include "utils.h" >>> +#include "namespace.h" >>> >>> #define ESWITCH_MODE_LEGACY "legacy" >>> #define ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV "switchdev" >>> @@ -6332,7 +6333,7 @@ static int cmd_health(struct dl *dl) >>> static void help(void) >>> { >>> pr_err("Usage: devlink [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }\n" >>> - " devlink [ -f[orce] ] -b[atch] filename\n" >>> + " devlink [ -f[orce] ] -b[atch] filename -N[etns] >>> netnsname\n" >> >> 'ip' uses lower-case n for this; why not be consistent? > > Because "n" is taken :/
that's really unfortunate. commands within a package should have similar syntax and -n/N are backwards between ip/tc and devlink. That's the stuff that drives users crazy.