Re: [PATCH v2] net: switchdev: fix duplicate word in documentation
From: Björn Persson <hidden>
Date: 2026-05-02 11:31:52
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From: Björn Persson <hidden>
Date: 2026-05-02 11:31:52
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Wang Zihan wrote:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ The switchdev driver can know a particular port's position in the topology by monitoring NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER notifications. For example, a port moved into a bond will see its upper master change. If that bond is moved into a bridge, the bond's upper master will change. And so on. The driver will track such -movements to know what position a port is in in the overall topology by +movements to know what position a port is in the overall topology by registering for netdevice events and acting on NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER. L2 Forwarding Offload
This change claims that a port is a position. The preceding sentences, talking about "a particular port's position" and a port being moved, make it clear that a port is *in* a position *in* the topology. The port is not itself a position. Björn Persson