From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7F72A547 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2014 18:09:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fmsmga003.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.29]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 05 Sep 2014 09:14:39 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.97,862,1389772800"; d="scan'208";a="381983536" Received: from irsmsx104.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.159]) by FMSMGA003.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 05 Sep 2014 09:09:52 -0700 Received: from irsmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.11.157]) by IRSMSX104.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.159]) with mapi id 14.03.0195.001; Fri, 5 Sep 2014 17:14:37 +0100 From: "De Lara Guarch, Pablo" To: "Richardson, Bruce" , "dev@dpdk.org" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] mbuf: rename RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER into RTE_MBUF_REFCNT Thread-Index: AQHPwto3cCaGPBsWM0G88UtcZhodxZvywzHw Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 16:14:37 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1409154628-30825-1-git-send-email-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <1409240559-14447-3-git-send-email-bruce.richardson@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <1409240559-14447-3-git-send-email-bruce.richardson@intel.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.181] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] mbuf: rename RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER into RTE_MBUF_REFCNT 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, 05 Sep 2014 16:09:54 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Richardson > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 4:43 PM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] mbuf: rename > RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER into RTE_MBUF_REFCNT >=20 > From: Olivier Matz >=20 > It seems that RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER is not the proper name for the > feature it provides. "Scatter gather" means that data is stored using > several buffers. RTE_MBUF_REFCNT seems to be a better name for that > feature as it provides a reference counter for mbufs. >=20 > The macro RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER is poisoned to ensure this > modification is seen by drivers or applications using it. >=20 > Changes in V2: > * None >=20 > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson Acked-by Pablo de Lara