Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 02/13] net/ppfe: introduce ppfe net poll mode driver

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 10/28/2019 5:18 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:32:35 +0530
> Gagandeep Singh <g.singh@nxp.com> wrote:
> 
>> --- a/config/common_base
>> +++ b/config/common_base
>> @@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CXGBE_DEBUG_TX=n
>>  CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CXGBE_DEBUG_RX=n
>>  CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CXGBE_TPUT=y
>>  
>> +#
>> +# Compile burst-oriented NXP PPFE PMD driver
>> +#
>> +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PPFE_PMD=n
> 
> This driver should use the common naming convention for Poll Mode Drivers.
> 
> s/CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PPFE_PMD/CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PPFE/
> 

Unfortunately we have both as naming convention, and *unintentionally* it become
virtual ones PMD_XXXX (PMD_RING), physical ones (IXGBE_PMD),
although this PMD registers itself as virtual, it is a physical PMD and I think
exiting config option is good (PPFE_PMD).

We can update config names to be consistent but not sure if it worth it,
changing name for users/costumers which may break their scripts, automation etc.
taking into account that it was like this since beginning,

And now we are planning to switch to meson, these config option won't be used
directly, so I think we can keep them as they are.