On Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:00:46 +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote: > I could have a line card implementing a port which has version > information, as well as version information for the backplane which > would be under dev.
I'd argue a line card is not a port, so adding port info for line cards is, again, taking a step backward towards unclear semantics. Line cards are a very well understood concept, and they deserve their own handling. And ports may _belong_ to line cards.
