[PATCH v3 1/1] ethdev: add support to provide link type

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Wed Aug 13 16:17:18 CEST 2025


On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:16:29 +0400 (+04)
Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at arknetworks.am> wrote:

> >> +#define RTE_ETH_LINK_TYPE_FIBRE    4  /**< Fibre */  
> >
> > In general we use the US word "fiber",
> > but we are not very consistent, so it is not a strong opinion.  
> 
> To me, "fibre" reads more natural. Not a strong opinion either.

What word does IEEE standard use? That is what matters.


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