Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/8] Move common functions in eal_memory.c

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>]

2015-04-09 12:40, Ravi Kerur:
> Changes in v5
> Rebase to latest code.
> 
> Changes in v4
> Make rte_eal_hugepage_init and rte_eal_hugepage_attach as
> wrapper functions for BSD.
> 
> Changes in v3
> Changed subject to be more explicit on file name inclusion.
> 
> Changes in v2
> Use common function names rte_eal_hugepage_init and
> rte_eal_hugepage_attach for BSD and Linux. Update comments about its
> actuality in function declaration.
> 
> Changes in v1
> Move common functions in eal_memory.c to librte_eal/common/
> eal_common_memory.c file.
> 
> Following functions are moved to eal_common_memory.c file
> 
> static int rte_eal_memdevice_init(void); int rte_eal_memory_init(void);
> 
> Fix checkpatch warnings and errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ravi Kerur <rkerur@gmail.com>
[...]
> +/**
> + * This function prepares physical memory mapping
> + * i.e. hugepages on Linux and
> + *      contigmem on BSD.

OK

> + * It is a wrapper function for BSD which will
> + * internally call contigmem_init.

Please avoid such comment which is difficult to maintain and not really useful.

> + * It is a wrapper function for BSD which will
> + * internally call contigmem_attach.

Same comment.

Except the above comments, it seems goods.
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>

Thanks