Re: [PATCH rdma-next 08/19] RDMA/core: Expose translation from device name to ib_device
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <hidden>
Date: 2017-06-21 16:33:29
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On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 09:05:17AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
From: Leon Romanovsky <redacted> Provide ability to convert from device name to ib_device for the IB/core users.
FWIW, as a general comment, we really need to start using some kind of device index like netdev does instead of the name. I'd like the see the new netlink interface be index based. As we saw in a past discussion there is a desire to have stable device naming, which means renaming... Jason