From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.tuxdriver.com (charlotte.tuxdriver.com [70.61.120.58]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37FF5591E for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:00:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from uucp by smtp.tuxdriver.com with local-rmail (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1ZVNwi-0000zu-14; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:00:12 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.15.1/8.14.6) with ESMTP id t7SHpY02022292; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:51:34 -0400 Received: (from linville@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.15.1/8.15.1/Submit) id t7SHpXGD022289; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:51:33 -0400 Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:51:33 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: "Iremonger, Bernard" Message-ID: <20150828175133.GC10601@tuxdriver.com> References: <1440690041-32391-1-git-send-email-bernard.iremonger@intel.com> <20150827174357.GC8113@tuxdriver.com> <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C219F4883E@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C219F4883E@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/6] remove pci driver from vdevs X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:00:14 -0000 On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 08:15:47AM +0000, Iremonger, Bernard wrote: > Hi John, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John W. Linville [mailto:linville@tuxdriver.com] > > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:44 PM > > To: Iremonger, Bernard > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/6] remove pci driver from vdevs > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 04:40:35PM +0100, Bernard Iremonger wrote: > > > There is a dummy pci driver in the vdev PMD's at present. > > > This RFC proposes to remove the pci driver from the vdev PMD's. > > > Changes have been made to librte_ether to handle vdevs which do not > > have a pci driver. > > > > > > The pdev PMD's should work as before with the changes to librte_ether > > > The vdev PMD's which still have a pci driver should work as before with the > > librte_ether changes. > > > > > > The following vdev PMD's have had the pci driver removed > > > > > > bonding PMD > > > null PMD > > > pcap PMD > > > ring PMD > > > > Any reason there is no patch for the af_packet driver? > > > > John > > I have just modified the Intel vdev PMD's. > It would be best if the owners of the non Intel vdev's submitted patches for their drivers. What constitutes an "Intel vdev PMD"? I thought these were all part of the DPDK project? It seems odd to me for you to pick and choose like this. What is the overall purpose of this RFC? What benefit accrues to those vdev PMDs that implement this change? What penalty is imposed on those that do not change? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.