[Swan-dev] "policy" is an overused word

[Andrew Cagney]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 at 16:03, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh at mimosa.com> wrote:

> I see some functions have been renamed with "policy" replacing "eroute".
>

shunt_policy(), raw_policy(), enum kernel_policy to be exact.


>
> The trouble with "policy" is that it is used to label way too many things
> in networking (and the rest of the computer field).  It isn't that the
> word is inappropriate, but that the word retains no specificity.
>


> I strongly suggest we not add to this problem.
>

I think it is better than eroute:
- I run <<ip xfrm policy>> or <<setkey -DP>> to Dump Policies
- I can find policy in the RFCs (technically Security Policy Database) and
kernel code
but yes, given connection.policy, it isn't ideal.



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