Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] doc: make the Linux drivers doc more generic

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

06/03/2023 18:41, Chautru, Nicolas:
> Hi Thomas, 
> 
> Any update with regards to that series? Unsure how much more you want it to become generic. Ie. replacing most of "network port" by "PCIe device"

Devices are not always PCI based.
The doc should reviewed entirely to make sure it is not restricted
to network ports or PCI devices.


> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > 15/11/2022 20:59, Nicolas Chautru:
> > > Minor change so that for the documentation to be less NIC centric, as
> > > these steps can apply more generally to PCIe devices.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Chautru <nicolas.chautru@intel.com>
> > [...]
> > >  Different PMDs may require different kernel drivers in order to work
> > properly.
> > >  Depending on the PMD being used, a corresponding kernel driver should
> > > be loaded, -and network ports should be bound to that driver.
> > > +and network ports or other hardware devices should be bound to that driver.
> > 
> > We could completely remove "network ports".
> > There are more places in this doc which should be made more generic.
> > 
> > I keep this patch open to remind to work on it.
> > Anybody is welcome to improve this patch.