From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD7CF45AE8; Tue, 8 Oct 2024 22:44:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB1E74027F; Tue, 8 Oct 2024 22:44:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-pl1-f181.google.com (mail-pl1-f181.google.com [209.85.214.181]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6A5040156 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2024 22:44:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pl1-f181.google.com with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-20bc2970df5so46236855ad.3 for ; Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:44:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1728420273; x=1729025073; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=RvaVkdKEi4X+TxkRQY8W8Xsvu1toSuiRPoGyg/zJvUo=; b=bSmVRqd88iM0pLtNPRdIbKskZJJYBuOzV6vc98vYLXIupRLzgEQ5aCyq+F2bbo703W LespcXaZsHUtF+OecoiXYzSa0s7bGIlDR0XxeZ1mpue0grC4FqkG8feo4ZL/kBpovz5P W5CFcxI0cDOITsw+0jeX35uGxir02NCRtXmpDh0eNvMy3b6NmpaNJx4+jEt52ZJR8Hhg DjPdqmRrKOs7nbB//6SsTaaSWWVPVJwYlAwFTEAS1vkC8On2OeZcDCrpEseGP0b1b3W1 X5O0HAA3XdpV52jQBxyxCRzfd8jNGhoJEIwAwK3ru2DFMfuXfnDhEZdQhEaFoSu9S5+3 1sDg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1728420273; x=1729025073; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=RvaVkdKEi4X+TxkRQY8W8Xsvu1toSuiRPoGyg/zJvUo=; b=Q0Bt0K+JlnsHUgiFd6SZ0Cp/0CBCyN4PBwZKnkw+7URoONvnJ93sz3OIgWij/h1PCb Tcqk8I7joFoQ9kojznmDkYrJTZCN1H/kT189cCBJhkDnMmwlKRVzUgA9rVWV0YMhr3Ve 3S9U7qDLpVJlG4bfSh6One2J54Zf5fdh9mmIZGaLzff/60dseB7TjAchIiRAYStxb6R6 vY5+D75dk1P5hA++uKmoQ7ZkDUsuEMfOK+2eWfSJf1vQMFXmlrzgyS5OhfgLzGZ1h9iM YTjUepHfGiOUlsUHCNNZRrO7BdSwCd/AD2HjFhYqmlG9pCfUc5+XZJLjzhzdcneFlMvm HU7Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YzVRLr9PDlQ9cq6gf/gpQUuoztfNdy1iYLVCAp2OvqwkPY4aBBT Ccd2TiifGFZ1AUgSW4SUMqgCVlikkRgHcF5SDKyTqQ0C/NfIE7MkaCRUen2OqxQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IErqZqaHuCHnYUANEGiDy7wgg/vSdz0M0RzappjNTIwBj2pXbsyo3EcXjL9WEKd7yEGw04JwQ== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:d4cd:b0:205:8bad:171c with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-20c6375b4e6mr3588655ad.12.1728420272730; Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:44:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-20c1395a2a0sm59169105ad.188.2024.10.08.13.44.32 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:44:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 13:44:30 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Akhil Goyal Cc: , , , , , Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/9] drivers/raw: introduce cnxk rvu lf device driver Message-ID: <20241008134430.189ae595@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: <20241008184915.1356089-2-gakhil@marvell.com> References: <20241008105415.1026962-1-gakhil@marvell.com> <20241008184915.1356089-1-gakhil@marvell.com> <20241008184915.1356089-2-gakhil@marvell.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 00:19:07 +0530 Akhil Goyal wrote: > +Marvell CNXK RVU LF Driver > +========================== > + > +CNXK product families can have a use case to allow PF and VF > +applications to communicate using mailboxes and also get notified > +of any interrupt that may occur on the device. > +Hence, a new raw device driver is added for such RVU LF devices. > +These devices can map to a PF or a VF which can send mailboxes to > +each other. This wording is very indirect and awkward. Please write documentation in imperative not passive voice. If you need help, there are many online grammar tools to fix this kind of stuff.