From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A920A0032; Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:18:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E60F340C35; Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:18:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga09.intel.com (mga09.intel.com [134.134.136.24]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19BDB40695; Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:18:12 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=intel.com; i=@intel.com; q=dns/txt; s=Intel; t=1657545493; x=1689081493; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references: mime-version:in-reply-to; bh=HbUyhTa592n1W2XiqcYP6xvY6Ju/zHRUVXFw2sNosmw=; b=VoxGSK3DUzoi9VfW86b6OpNW/hhA7mbtb8zIbh0SAc3OzRaJftQ76q6g yhm87j5KoFJ3BDKAFRAX5TIE4zcSM9xfv36ex64r3Ao9joRJkxdXwaDZo x3My5gtQhWYt8GBC745Hk8DMspod3Y+i52F5i0AtjhBqXhrZTIMgg4kzp XirpFSdZYdgIQuIiYZ+o8/yEgJ3c09zhRuKzRO3tucZ+YUCGss2bqBYMg fTa9G/Ez5JFeNOS9wVtXVS+U511+dLPMEf84h5cEEzLL+Ebmm00A6BeSX UpLhnVJ6aLoLafhiq4Zb/bScP5F7HN+a0jURutfrFVFZtABMtKiUwL2yD g==; X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6400,9594,10404"; a="285400147" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.92,262,1650956400"; d="scan'208";a="285400147" Received: from orsmga006.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.51]) by orsmga102.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 11 Jul 2022 06:18:12 -0700 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.92,262,1650956400"; d="scan'208";a="569761292" Received: from bricha3-mobl.ger.corp.intel.com ([10.55.133.37]) by orsmga006-auth.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 11 Jul 2022 06:18:10 -0700 Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:18:08 +0100 From: Bruce Richardson To: Thomas Monjalon Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Maxime Coquelin , Chenbo Xia , stable@dpdk.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] doc/howto: rework section on virtio-user as exception path Message-ID: References: <20220527162659.129022-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <20220610153535.659076-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <20220610153535.659076-2-bruce.richardson@intel.com> <3675060.dfDbWCQSTr@thomas> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3675060.dfDbWCQSTr@thomas> X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 03:10:56PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 10/06/2022 17:35, Bruce Richardson: > > This patch extensively reworks the howto guide on using virtio-user for > > exception packets. Changes include: > > > > * rename "exceptional path" to "exception path" > > * remove references to uio and just reference vfio-pci > > * simplify testpmd command-lines, giving a basic usage example first > > before adding on detail about checksum or TSO parameters > > * give a complete working example showing traffic flowing through the > > whole system from a testpmd loopback using the created TAP netdev > > * replace use of "ifconfig" with Linux standard "ip" command > > * other general rewording. > > > > CC: stable@dpdk.org > > I don't think we should keep this for backport. > This is an enhancement. > Anyway new developments are probably not looking in old branches. > Sure, that's fine with me.