Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 01/10] net: rename netdev_phys_port_id to more generic name

From: Jamal Hadi Salim <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:06:29 -0500

On 11/10/14 00:23, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jamal Hadi Salim <[email-masked]>
> Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 22:35:12 -0500
>
>> wouldnt this just break an existing ABI? You may need to introduce a
>> new attribute.
>
> He isn't breaking anything Jamal, he's just changing the internal
> macro name we use for the attribute's maximum length.

It is a _user space visible rename_, how about:

#define MAX_PHYS_ITEM_ID_LEN 32
#define MAX_PHYS_PORT_ID_LEN   MAX_PHYS_ITEM_ID_LEN

I did miss the fact that the size didnt change.

cheers,
jamal