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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
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2015-07-07 14:09, Bernard Iremonger:
> +static struct eth_driver rte_ring_pmd = {
> +	.pci_drv = {

We really have to stop faking PCI.
EAL must be changed to allow non-PCI drivers without workaround.
A device can have no bus (virtual device) or a PCI bus or another one.

Let's rework EAL for release 2.2 before integrating this patch.