Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes

[Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>]

Hi Pablo,

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 12:37:22PM +0000, De Lara Guarch, Pablo wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 5:57 PM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: Mcnamara, John; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> > Subject: [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes
> > 
> > Driver names for all the supported devices in DPDK do not have
> > a naming convention. Some are using a prefix, some are not
> > and some have long names. Driver names are used when creating
> > virtual devices, so it is useful to have consistency in the names.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index f502f86..37d65c8 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >  * The mempool functions for single/multi producer/consumer are
> > deprecated and
> >    will be removed in 16.11.
> >    It is replaced by rte_mempool_generic_get/put functions.
> > +
> > +* Driver names are quite inconsistent among each others and they will be
> > +  renamed to something more consistent (net_ prefix for net drivers and
> > +  crypto_ for crypto drivers) in 16.11. Some of these driver names are used
> > +  publicly, to create virtual devices, so a deprecation notice is necessary.
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> 
> Any more comments on this (apart from Christian Ehrhardt's)?

Yes, since you're suggesting to prefix driver names, shall "librte_pmd_mlx5"
really become "net_librte_pmd_mlx5" or shortened to "net_mlx5" instead?

What about using a '/' separator instead of '_'?

Will this impact directories as well ("net/mlx5" -> "net/net_mlx5")?

-- 
Adrien Mazarguil
6WIND