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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
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Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:20:45 +0200
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] RFC - increasing the size of ethenet device name
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05/07/2017 19:58, Stephen Hemminger:
> In order to support VMBUS, the ethernet device name needs to be increased.
> What would be good timing; vmbus support will be in 17.11.
> Either break ABI now, and vmbus won't have to do it later.
> Or wait and make it part of of VMBUS patches?

Please send a deprecation notice for 17.08,
and wait 17.11 to change it while introducing VMBUS.

Thanks