From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
To: "Wang, Liang-min" <liang-min.wang@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:20:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1436962741.PL5XZBfjSs@xps13> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B6CB929FEBC10D4FAC4BCA7EF2298E257177DFD3@FMSMSX110.amr.corp.intel.com>
2015-07-15 10:48, Wang, Liang-min:
> > > > What means magic? Is it always a device id?
> > > This field is the same as defined in kernel ethtool data structure.
> >
> > Not an excellent argument :)
> > Actually you didn't answer.
> >
> I could not speak for other devices. For igb and ixgbe, it's device id.
> Based upon literature search, this field is used by device driver to provide extra information.
> What would be your suggestion?
I don't have any suggestion.
You are defining a new API in DPDK, so our concern must be to check
that it will be easily understood by users and PMD developers.
If you don't really know what this field will be for, others won't know.
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2015-05-30 0:37 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-05-30 0:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] ethdev: add api to set default mac address Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-05-30 1:57 ` Andrew Harvey (agh)
2015-05-30 0:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ethtool: add new library to provide ethtool-alike APIs Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-05-30 15:48 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-05-30 16:16 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-05-30 19:26 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-05-30 19:40 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-05-31 16:48 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-05-31 17:30 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-05-31 18:31 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-01 12:42 ` David Harton (dharton)
2015-06-10 15:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-10 15:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-10 15:21 ` David Harton (dharton)
2015-06-11 12:26 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-11 12:57 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-11 13:07 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-11 21:51 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-12 12:30 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-15 13:26 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-15 13:45 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-15 14:47 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-15 18:10 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-17 17:25 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-15 16:05 ` David Harton (dharton)
2015-06-15 18:23 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-16 18:15 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-11 13:14 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-11 13:25 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-10 15:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-10 15:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-10 15:09 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-11 21:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-11 21:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-11 21:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-11 21:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-11 21:43 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-12 22:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-12 22:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-13 23:25 ` David Harton (dharton)
2015-06-12 22:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-12 22:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-12 22:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-13 0:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/4] User-space Ethtool Andrew Harvey (agh)
2015-06-17 22:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-17 22:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-25 13:39 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-25 20:58 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-25 13:44 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-25 21:05 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-17 22:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-25 13:45 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-26 6:26 ` Andrew Harvey (agh)
2015-06-17 22:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-17 22:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-18 2:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/4] User-space Ethtool Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-18 12:47 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-23 15:19 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-24 13:55 ` Andrew Harvey (agh)
2015-06-24 17:16 ` David Harton (dharton)
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/5] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 16:51 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-26 17:05 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-27 1:21 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/5] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/5] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 4/5] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 14:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 5/5] Changed register tables to const Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-26 19:15 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] User-space Ethtool Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/5] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/5] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:32 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-27 2:37 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-27 1:34 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-27 2:39 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-27 1:34 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/5] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:35 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 4/5] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 5/5] ixgbe/igb: changed register tables to const Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 1:36 ` Stephen Hemminger
2015-06-27 1:50 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-27 2:40 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-10 12:55 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-06-27 2:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 2:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 2:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 2:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 2:36 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 12:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 12:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 12:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 12:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-06-27 12:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-07 17:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-07 17:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-07 17:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-07 17:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-07 17:39 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-10 12:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-10 12:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-10 12:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-10 12:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-10 12:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-12 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-12 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-13 22:26 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-12 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-12 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-12 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 2:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 0/4] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 2:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 1/4] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-15 6:16 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-15 10:07 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-15 10:27 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-15 10:48 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-15 11:20 ` Thomas Monjalon [this message]
2015-07-15 11:36 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-15 12:06 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-14 2:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 2/4] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 2:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 3/4] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 2:18 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 4/4] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 0/6] User-space Ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 1/6] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 2/6] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 3/6] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 4/6] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 5/6] ethdev: change api name, version information and fix macro Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 13:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 6/6] examples/l2fwd-ethtool: replace lib with new API name Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-14 20:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 0/6] User-space Ethtool Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-14 20:56 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-15 5:53 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-15 10:15 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-15 10:30 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 0/5] " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 1/5] ethdev: add api to support setting default mac addr Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 2/5] ethdev: add apis to support access device info Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 3/5] ixgbe: add ops to support ethtool ops Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 4/5] igb: " Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 5/5] examples: new example: l2fwd-ethtool Liang-Min Larry Wang
2015-07-16 21:25 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-16 21:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v17 0/5] User-space Ethtool Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-16 21:55 ` Wang, Liang-min
2015-07-16 22:09 ` Thomas Monjalon
2015-07-16 22:15 ` Wang, Liang-min
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