From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm0-f43.google.com (mail-wm0-f43.google.com [74.125.82.43]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 430D45581 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:54:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-wm0-f43.google.com with SMTP id i5so65229512wmg.0 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:54:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=6wind-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=r9tZOAzOgjmFvs7PR9B6wZJNe/wyEr7NobqfHxqqUG8=; b=YYYSDu83yXdQC7Taifks2x4YtfXI1sNGGPpE2J5Xt75N5P9BctJfmLC4ZTLu7a9HI1 p5PIbaNhGAw2cSfUIsnj7kIS85AmEMrBLDFDn0ivQO6Htmy3EZx/3vN2/iZLLuU3h1Wl eB4NSZDoGt+fi+IrHZVQcImyc2It8+ISeREC+LL/+BKv16X0reLywvTyMgm6XgE7AuGe 7WFRma2e8F8/ixGCO2XA4mN7GNR/GeyRyUgWYdgbwdzxpNn3lAw0QsbVdSP9OmJAFuW2 7Q/DK2BsoppPagJP2Az+kqiY0qKSgwH0OR+Sn4FHUsFLdf7jxPeXb32FZVFkbPfeerXW 33SQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id :mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-disposition :in-reply-to; bh=r9tZOAzOgjmFvs7PR9B6wZJNe/wyEr7NobqfHxqqUG8=; b=AnnwCFFFFF+YcYGzgJyvNuM7X1r122f06pKcA4pHLR0nF9lZASR5i0jyIsnC+5SdnW mQoegXH9t/n+wcOFfobYcbqdfhubBdk/goakmU2fH0/Z44YFWv9yiiFidYtokZMlx7ui fqdKBRaYAPT/9V4Arbn9zL532r2zjy/75uQHvrhJHwszHrntBJGnkjpcG9zNb0cKB1kL bfQYvdfXMcTvh9vNaa4dTpgX6Agc0xDp0bicULBuBavgijk43SAyDs1g/tZsl3uVroEQ wun2Z6Ker9DQ05QECI51Zn7xrXHOzi4TPUXoNDyq6rr8RjTAWLD1e2ZqkZZE3iRTcfK7 IaGA== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouusKwKwDr0vXncu0CSLN6h0Ho9WxGPs+g6DTwAVqC/G9GPzQkoCeumXAnB513Kjnm9s X-Received: by 10.194.73.136 with SMTP id l8mr828193wjv.153.1469192054015; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:54:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 6wind.com (guy78-3-82-239-227-177.fbx.proxad.net. [82.239.227.177]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m62sm12462952wmm.24.2016.07.22.05.54.12 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:54:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:54:10 +0200 From: Adrien Mazarguil To: "De Lara Guarch, Pablo" Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" , "Mcnamara, John" Message-ID: <20160722125410.GE9044@6wind.com> Mail-Followup-To: "De Lara Guarch, Pablo" , "dev@dpdk.org" , "Mcnamara, John" References: <1468083394-94907-1-git-send-email-pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes 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, 22 Jul 2016 12:54:14 -0000 Hi Pablo, On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 12:37:22PM +0000, De Lara Guarch, Pablo wrote: > Hi, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: De Lara Guarch, Pablo > > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 5:57 PM > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > Cc: Mcnamara, John; De Lara Guarch, Pablo > > Subject: [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes > > > > Driver names for all the supported devices in DPDK do not have > > a naming convention. Some are using a prefix, some are not > > and some have long names. Driver names are used when creating > > virtual devices, so it is useful to have consistency in the names. > > > > Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara > > --- > > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++ > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > index f502f86..37d65c8 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > @@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ Deprecation Notices > > * The mempool functions for single/multi producer/consumer are > > deprecated and > > will be removed in 16.11. > > It is replaced by rte_mempool_generic_get/put functions. > > + > > +* Driver names are quite inconsistent among each others and they will be > > + renamed to something more consistent (net_ prefix for net drivers and > > + crypto_ for crypto drivers) in 16.11. Some of these driver names are used > > + publicly, to create virtual devices, so a deprecation notice is necessary. > > -- > > 2.7.4 > > Any more comments on this (apart from Christian Ehrhardt's)? Yes, since you're suggesting to prefix driver names, shall "librte_pmd_mlx5" really become "net_librte_pmd_mlx5" or shortened to "net_mlx5" instead? What about using a '/' separator instead of '_'? Will this impact directories as well ("net/mlx5" -> "net/net_mlx5")? -- Adrien Mazarguil 6WIND