From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga14.intel.com (mga14.intel.com [192.55.52.115]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2622A590C for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:15:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by fmsmga103.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 28 Aug 2015 01:15:49 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.17,424,1437462000"; d="scan'208";a="792671918" Received: from irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.28]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 28 Aug 2015 01:15:49 -0700 Received: from irsmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.11.12]) by irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.7.51]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:15:48 +0100 From: "Iremonger, Bernard" To: "John W. Linville" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/6] remove pci driver from vdevs Thread-Index: AQHQ4PAprrsGaqoMN02VOjrYJZek+Z4hEK2A Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:15:47 +0000 Message-ID: <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C219F4883E@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <1440690041-32391-1-git-send-email-bernard.iremonger@intel.com> <20150827174357.GC8113@tuxdriver.com> In-Reply-To: <20150827174357.GC8113@tuxdriver.com> Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.182] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/6] remove pci driver from vdevs 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: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:15:51 -0000 Hi John, > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Linville [mailto:linville@tuxdriver.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:44 PM > To: Iremonger, Bernard > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/6] remove pci driver from vdevs >=20 > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 04:40:35PM +0100, Bernard Iremonger wrote: > > There is a dummy pci driver in the vdev PMD's at present. > > This RFC proposes to remove the pci driver from the vdev PMD's. > > Changes have been made to librte_ether to handle vdevs which do not > have a pci driver. > > > > The pdev PMD's should work as before with the changes to librte_ether > > The vdev PMD's which still have a pci driver should work as before with= the > librte_ether changes. > > > > The following vdev PMD's have had the pci driver removed > > > > bonding PMD > > null PMD > > pcap PMD > > ring PMD >=20 > Any reason there is no patch for the af_packet driver? >=20 > John I have just modified the Intel vdev PMD's. It would be best if the owners of the non Intel vdev's submitted patches fo= r their drivers. Regards, Bernard.=20 =20