Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] claim responsibility for KVM virtio PMD, vhost backend, and XEN virtio solution.

["Xie, Huawei" <huawei.xie@intel.com>]

On 3/30/2015 11:08 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 2015-03-30 14:52, Xie, Huawei:
>> On 3/30/2015 8:25 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 2015-03-30 08:31, Xie, Huawei:
>>>> On 3/9/2015 11:45 PM, Huawei Xie wrote:
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  MAINTAINERS | 7 +++++++
>>>>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>>>>> index 07fdf5e..b4327d3 100644
>>>>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>>>>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>>>>> @@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ F: app/test-pmd/mempool_*
>>>>>  F: examples/vhost_xen/
>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/intel_dpdk_xen_based_packet_switch_sol.rst
>>>>>  
>>>>> +Linux Xen VIRTIO
>>>>> +M: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie@intel.com>
>>>>> +F: lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/
>>>>> +F: examples/vhost_xen/
>>>>> +F: doc/guides/prog_guide/intel_dpdk_xen_based_packet_switch_sol.rst
>>>>> +
>>>>>  FreeBSD EAL (with overlaps)
>>>>>  M: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>>>>>  F: lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/Makefile
>>>>> @@ -226,6 +232,7 @@ F: lib/librte_pmd_mlx4/
>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/mlx4_poll_mode_drv.rst
>>>>>  
>>>>>  RedHat virtio
>>>>> +M: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie@intel.com>
>>>>>  M: Changchun Ouyang <changchun.ouyang@intel.com>
>>>>>  F: lib/librte_pmd_virtio/
>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv_emulated_virtio_nic.rst
>>>> Thomas:
>>>> Comments with this patch? Need i add "MAINTAINERS:" into the subject?
>>> This patch is wrong because you are duplicating an existing section.
>>> I think you want to split Xen support maintenance. If you are sure it's a
>>> good idea, please send a correct patch.
>> Yes, i am mainly the author of XEN virtio PMD and host part and would
>> like to review that part.
>> Should i split those two sections and move XEN virtio PMD and host part
>> to driver section?
> Yes you cannot duplicate lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/.
> If you want to split "Linux Xen" section, just do it.
> I already explained that to Jijiang. I don't even understand why we have to
> discuss it again and again. Please just do the right split.
>
>>> About vhost, maybe you want to split virtio and vhost?
>>>
>> About vhost, i will maintain those two parts. Is there issue with the
>> format?
> In my understanding Changchun was maintaining virtio, so I thought you were
> interested in vhost only.
>
>
>
Is there issue with two co-maintainers?
I was the co-author(with Rashmin) of original static virtio-pmd library,
and would review the patch with changchun  to keep it healthy.