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Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:52:58 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net,v4, 3/3] hv_netvsc: Mark VF as slave before exposing
 it to user-mode
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:39:00 -0800
Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com> wrote:

> +static int netvsc_prepare_slave(struct net_device *vf_netdev)

It would be good to not introduce another instance of non-inclusive naming in network code.
Please think of a better term. Can't change IFF_SLAVE but the rest could change.