From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93])
 by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F20B106B
 for <dev@dpdk.org>; Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:37:33 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from fmsmga003.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.29])
 by fmsmga102.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Jul 2015 08:37:32 -0700
X-ExtLoop1: 1
X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.15,517,1432623600"; d="scan'208";a="527774071"
Received: from irsmsx104.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.159])
 by FMSMGA003.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Jul 2015 08:37:32 -0700
Received: from irsmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.11.201]) by
 IRSMSX104.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.5.171]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002;
 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:36:59 +0100
From: "Iremonger, Bernard" <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
 Hotplug
Thread-Index: AQHQwastZEp5ULwCD0uivttpvvojDJ3mEPlw
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:36:58 +0000
Message-ID: <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C204A4A8FA@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com>
References: <1436274563-15555-2-git-send-email-bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
 <2594927.gpZtJzTWlz@xps13>
In-Reply-To: <2594927.gpZtJzTWlz@xps13>
Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US
Content-Language: en-US
X-MS-Has-Attach: 
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: 
x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.180]
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
 Hotplug
X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK <dev.dpdk.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/options/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/>
List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>
List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:37:33 -0000

Hi Thomas,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 9:28 PM
> To: Iremonger, Bernard
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
> Hotplug
>=20
> 2015-07-07 14:09, Bernard Iremonger:
> > +static struct eth_driver rte_ring_pmd =3D {
> > +	.pci_drv =3D {
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Let's rework EAL for release 2.2 before integrating this patch.

The  fake pci _drv is already used in the pcap and null  pmds and in the or=
iginal ring driver.
Could they not all be reworked  when the EAL is changed for 2.2.
Surely we should be working with the 2.1 EAL.

Regards,

Bernard.