From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga03.intel.com (mga03.intel.com [134.134.136.65]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C22D929C7 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 23:12:10 +0100 (CET) Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by orsmga103.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 02 Mar 2016 14:12:10 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.22,530,1449561600"; d="scan'208";a="928291976" Received: from fmsmsx105.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.18.124.203]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 02 Mar 2016 14:12:09 -0800 Received: from FMSMSX110.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.116.10) by FMSMSX105.amr.corp.intel.com (10.18.124.203) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 14:12:09 -0800 Received: from fmsmsx113.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.13.80]) by FMSMSX110.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.14.194]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 14:12:09 -0800 From: "Wiles, Keith" To: Stephen Hurd , Thomas Monjalon Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] New driver (large patch) question. Thread-Index: AQHRdDekVuLIrds4FEC/WJ+bv3aNUJ9GeDoAgABliQCAAFVOgIAABruAgAADbwD//5z7AA== Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 22:12:08 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20160302082450.6f64cf8e@xeon-e3> <1915798.D06pWLxedU@xps13> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.122.33.42] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-ID: <28B8AD08C1FC8C4B9836F24E34294F58@intel.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] New driver (large patch) question. 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: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:12:11 -0000 PlRoZSBpc3N1ZSBpcyB0aGF0IHRoZSBiaWcgaGVhZGVyIGluIHF1ZXN0aW9uIGlzIHRoZSB3aG9s ZSBoYXJkd2FyZS9maXJtd2FyZQ0KPmludGVyZmFjZSBkZWZpbml0aW9uLiAgVGhlIGNvbW1lbnRz IGluIGl0IGFyZSB0aGUgb25seSBwdWJsaWNseSBhdmFpbGFibGUNCj5kb2N1bWVudGF0aW9uIG9u IHRoZSBoYXJkd2FyZSBJJ20gYXdhcmUgb2YuDQo+DQo+VGhlIGRyaXZlciBpdHNlbGYgZG9lc24n dCBoYXZlIGEgbG90IG9mIG9wdGlvbmFsIGZlYXR1cmVzIGluIGl0LCBpdCdzIHRoZQ0KPmhlYWRl ciBmaWxlIHRoYXQncyB0b28gYmlnLg0KDQpUaGUgbmV3IGZpbGVzIGFuZCBkcml2ZXIgY29kZSBk byB0aGVzZSBmaWxlcyByZWFsbHkgbmVlZCB0byBiZSBpbiBhIHBhdGNoIGZvcm1hdD8gTm93IHRo ZSBjaGFuZ2VzIHRvIGN1cnJlbnQgRFBESyBmaWxlcyBtdXN0IGJlIGEgcGF0Y2guIElmIHdlIGNh biBmaWd1cmUgb3V0IGhvdyB0byB0YXIgdXAgYW5kIHRoZW4ganVzdCBhZGQgdGhvc2UgZmlsZXMg d2l0aCBhIGdvb2QgY29tbWVudCB3b3VsZCB0aGF0IGJlIE9LPw0KDQpSZWdhcmRzDQpLZWl0aA0K Pg0KPk9uIFdlZCwgTWFyIDIsIDIwMTYgYXQgMTo1NCBQTSwgVGhvbWFzIE1vbmphbG9uIDx0aG9t YXMubW9uamFsb25ANndpbmQuY29tPg0KPndyb3RlOg0KPg0KPj4gMjAxNi0wMy0wMiAxMzozMCwg U3RlcGhlbiBIdXJkOg0KPj4gPiBUaGUgYnVsayBvZiB0aGUgcGF0Y2ggaXMgdGhlIGhhcmR3YXJl IGludGVyZmFjZSBoZWFkZXIgZmlsZS4gIFdpdGggYWxsDQo+PiB0aGUNCj4+ID4gY29tbWVudHMs IGl0IHdlaWdocyBpbiBhcm91bmQgODAway4gIElmIEkgc3RyaXAgdGhlIGNvbW1lbnRzLCBpdCdz IGFyb3VuZA0KPj4gPiAzMDBrLiAgSWYgSSBib3RoIHN0cmlwIGFsbCB0aGUgY29tbWVudHMgYW5k IHJlbW92ZSBhbGwgdGhlIGN1cnJlbnRseQ0KPj4gdW51c2VkDQo+PiA+IHN0cnVjdHVyZXMsIEkg Y2FuIGdldCB0aGUgZW50aXJlIHBhdGNoIGRvd24ganVzdCBiZWxvdyAzMDBrLCBidXQgdGhhdA0K Pj4gbWFrZXMNCj4+ID4gaXQgbXVjaCBoYXJkZXIgZm9yIHNvbWVvbmUgdG8gZG8gZnVydGhlciBk ZXZlbG9wbWVudC4gIEknbSB3aWxsaW5nIHRvIGRvDQo+PiA+IHRoYXQgdGhvdWdoIGlmIGl0J3Mg d2hhdCdzIHByZWZlcnJlZC4NCj4+ID4NCj4+ID4gVGhlIG90aGVyIGxhcmdlIGZpbGUgKDU2MGsp IGlzIGp1c3QgYSBidW5jaCBvZiBleHRyYSBkZWJ1ZyBvdXRwdXQgdGhhdA0KPj4gPiBtYWtlcyBp dCBlYXNpZXIgdG8gZGVidWcgaXNzdWVzLiAgSXQncyBub3JtYWxseSBub3QgY29tcGlsZWQsIHNv IGl0DQo+PiBzb3VuZHMNCj4+ID4gbGlrZSBpdCdzIG5vdCB3YW50ZWQgZWl0aGVyLg0KPj4NCj4+ IElmIHRoZSBjb2RlIGlzIG5vdCBuZWVkZWQsIGl0J3Mgb2J2aW91c2x5IGJldHRlciB0byBub3Qg c3VibWl0IGl0IDopDQo+Pg0KPj4gPiBJJ2xsIHN1Ym1pdCB3aXRob3V0IGNvbW1lbnRzIGluIHRo ZSBoYXJkd2FyZSBpbnRlcmZhY2UgZmlsZSBhbmQgdGFrZSBpdA0KPj4gPiBmcm9tIHRoZXJlLg0K Pj4NCj4+IEkgZG9uJ3QgdGhpbmsgcmVtb3ZpbmcgdGhlIGNvbW1lbnRzIGlzIGEgZ29vZCBvcHRp b24uDQo+PiBQbGVhc2UgdHJ5IHRvIHNwbGl0IHBlci1mZWF0dXJlIHRvIG1ha2UgaXQgcmVhZGFi bGUuDQo+PiBZb3UgY2FuIGNoZWNrIGhvdyBmbTEwayB3YXMgaW50cm9kdWNlZCBhcyBhbiBleGFt cGxlOg0KPj4gICAgICAgICBodHRwOi8vdGhyZWFkLmdtYW5lLm9yZy9nbWFuZS5jb21wLm5ldHdv cmtpbmcuZHBkay5kZXZlbC8xMzQ0Nw0KPj4gb3IgbWx4NToNCj4+ICAgICAgICAgaHR0cDovL3Ro cmVhZC5nbWFuZS5vcmcvZ21hbmUuY29tcC5uZXR3b3JraW5nLmRwZGsuZGV2ZWwvMjY5ODYNCj4+ DQo+DQo+DQo+DQo+LS0gDQo+U3RlcGhlbiBIdXJkDQo+UHJpbmNpcGFsIEVuZ2luZWVyIC0gU29m dHdhcmUgRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQNCj5Ccm9hZGNvbSBDb3Jwb3JhdGlvbg0KPjk0OS05MjYtODAzOQ0K PnN0ZXBoZW4uaHVyZEBicm9hZGNvbS5jb20NCj4NCg0KDQpSZWdhcmRzLA0KS2VpdGgNCg0KDQoN Cg0K