Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet adapters

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:53:48 -0800

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:39:44 +0000
"Chickles, Derek" <[email-masked]> wrote:

> > Also, why does this device not have standard ethernet naming?  
> 
> No good reason. We will follow the p<slot_number>p<port_number> convention.

Use alloc_etherdev_mq and let it choose.
Policy about slot/port is done in userspace (udev/systemd).