From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54EAA2BC6 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:57:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from fmsmga004.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.48]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Nov 2016 01:57:22 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.31,674,1473145200"; d="scan'208";a="193976480" Received: from bricha3-mobl3.ger.corp.intel.com ([10.237.221.64]) by fmsmga004.fm.intel.com with SMTP; 21 Nov 2016 01:57:19 -0800 Received: by (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:57:19 +0000 Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:57:19 +0000 From: Bruce Richardson To: Thomas Monjalon Cc: Jerin Jacob , dev@dpdk.org, harry.van.haaren@intel.com, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com, gage.eads@intel.com Message-ID: <20161121095718.GB16124@bricha3-MOBL3.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <1479447902-3700-1-git-send-email-jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com> <20161118160428.GA123692@bricha3-MOBL3.ger.corp.intel.com> <20161118192715.GA8674@localhost.localdomain> <16834486.NTSXs6S7QZ@xps13> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16834486.NTSXs6S7QZ@xps13> Organization: Intel Research and =?iso-8859-1?Q?De=ACvel?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?opment?= Ireland Ltd. User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.1 (2016-10-04) Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] libeventdev API and northbound implementation X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:57:24 -0000 On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 10:40:50AM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 2016-11-19 00:57, Jerin Jacob: > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 04:04:29PM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 03:25:18PM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote: > > > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 11:14:58AM +0530, Jerin Jacob wrote: > > > > > Possible next steps: > > > > > 1) Review this patch set > > > > > 2) Integrate Intel's SW driver[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17049/] > > > > > 3) Review proposed examples/eventdev_pipeline application[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17053/] > > > > > 4) Review proposed functional tests[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17051/] > > > > > 5) Cavium's HW based eventdev driver > > > > > > > > > > I am planning to work on (3),(4) and (5) > > > > > > > > > Thanks Jerin, > > > > > > > > we'll review and get back to you with any comments or feedback (1), and > > > > obviously start working on item (2) also! :-) > > > > > > > > I'm also wonder whether we should have a staging tree for this work to > > > > make interaction between us easier. Although this may not be > > > > finalised enough for 17.02 release, do you think having an > > > > dpdk-eventdev-next tree would be a help? My thinking is that once we get > > > > the eventdev library itself in reasonable shape following our review, we > > > > could commit that and make any changes thereafter as new patches, rather > > > > than constantly respinning the same set. It also gives us a clean git > > > > tree to base the respective driver implementations on from our two sides. > > > > > > > > Thomas, any thoughts here on your end - or from anyone else? > > > > I was thinking more or less along the same lines. To avoid re-spinning the > > same set, it is better to have libeventdev library mark as EXPERIMENTAL > > and commit it somewhere on dpdk-eventdev-next or main tree > > > > I think, EXPERIMENTAL status can be changed only when > > - At least two event drivers available > > - Functional test applications fine with at least two drivers > > - Portable example application to showcase the features of the library > > - eventdev integration with another dpdk subsystem such as ethdev > > Are you asking for a temporary tree? > If yes, please tell its name and its committers, it will be done. Yes, we are asking for a new tree, but I would not assume it is temporary - it might be, but it also might not be, given how other threads are discussing having an increasing number of subtrees giving pull requests. :-) Name: dpdk-eventdev-next Committers: Bruce Richardson & Jerin Jacob Thanks, /Bruce.