Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:27:38 -0700 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: dsa: Use conduit and user terms |
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:10:29 +0300 Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Secondly, it is possible to perform load balancing between CPU ports on a per > > packet basis, rather than statically assigning user ports to CPU ports. > > -This can be achieved by placing the DSA masters under a LAG interface (bonding > > +This can be achieved by placing the DSA conduits under a LAG interface (bonding > > or team). DSA monitors this operation and creates a mirror of this software LAG > > -on the CPU ports facing the physical DSA masters that constitute the LAG slave > > +on the CPU ports facing the physical DSA conduits that constitute the LAG user > > Replacing "LAG slave devices" with "LAG user devices" wasn't warranted, > and it alters the meaning.
The term slave is not in the IEEE 802 standard. Most other implementations use member instead of slave.
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