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From: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
To: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/18] devargs cleanup
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:18:02 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f7tzi8pr63p.fsf@dhcp-25-97.bos.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1507796100.git.gaetan.rivet@6wind.com> (Gaetan Rivet's message of "Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:21:07 +0200")

Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com> writes:

> The use of rte_devargs is inconsistent in the light of new functionalities
> such as device hotplug.
>
> Most of its API is still experimental and needs stabilization.
> Older functions were deprecated and need to be rewritten or removed.
> The rte_devtype is meant to disappear.
>
> v2:
>
>   Big rework.
>
>   * Enact requiring bus name prepended in rte_devargs parsing functions.
>   * Remove rte_devtype. Use new probe mode setter along with generic
>     bus reference within rte_devargs.
>   * Rework devargs parsing API.
>     The function is now variadic, does not enforce bus rules on the devargs
>     being inserted as the bus has been configured previously.
>     Old parsing function is removed.
>   * Expose bus guessing from device name.
>     This uses the "parse" bus operator, which may be meant to disappear.
>     This is optional, but nice to have in a transition period.
>   * Introduce new --dev generic device declaration parameter.
>
> This patchset depends on:

It is weird to me that you introduce patch sets, and then introduce
cleanups later?  Shouldn't we revise the existing patchsets?

Maybe I missed a discussion somewhere?

> Move PCI away from the EAL
> http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-August/073512.html
>
> Bus control framework
> http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-October/078752.html
>
> Gaetan Rivet (18):
>   eal: prepend busname on legacy device declaration
>   eal: remove generic devtype
>   devargs: introduce iterator
>   devargs: introduce foreach macro
>   vdev: do not reference devargs list
>   bus/pci: do not reference devargs list
>   test: remove devargs unit tests
>   devargs: make devargs list private
>   devargs: make parsing variadic
>   devargs: require bus name prefix
>   devargs: simplify implementation
>   eal: add generic device declaration parameter
>   bus: make device recognition function public
>   net/failsafe: keep legacy sub-device declaration
>   ether: use new devargs parsing function
>   devargs: remove old devargs parsing function
>   devargs: use proper prefix
>   doc: remove devargs deprecation notices
>
>  MAINTAINERS                                     |   1 -
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                          |   2 +-
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst            |  13 ---
>  drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c                    |  22 +---
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_args.c            |  11 +-
>  examples/bond/main.c                            |   2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map   |  15 ++-
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c          |  39 ++-----
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c      | 129 +++++++++--------------
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c      |  47 ++++++---
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_vdev.c         |  11 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h             |   2 +
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_bus.h         |  12 +++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h         |   8 --
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h     | 120 ++++++++--------------
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map |  15 ++-
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c                   |  11 +-
>  test/test/Makefile                              |   1 -
>  test/test/commands.c                            |   2 +-
>  test/test/test_devargs.c                        | 131 ------------------------
>  20 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 408 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 test/test/test_devargs.c

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-10-17 18:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-25 16:07 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] " Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/6] devargs: introduce iterator Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/6] devargs: introduce foreach macro Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/6] vdev: do not reference devargs_list Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] bus/pci: " Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] test: remove rte_devargs unit tests Gaetan Rivet
2017-08-25 16:07 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] devargs: make devargs_list private Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/18] devargs cleanup Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/18] eal: prepend busname on legacy device declaration Gaetan Rivet
2017-12-11 13:57     ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/18] eal: remove generic devtype Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-17 18:16     ` Aaron Conole
2017-10-18  8:20       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/18] devargs: introduce iterator Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/18] devargs: introduce foreach macro Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/18] vdev: do not reference devargs list Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/18] bus/pci: " Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/18] test: remove devargs unit tests Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/18] devargs: make devargs list private Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/18] devargs: make parsing variadic Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/18] devargs: require bus name prefix Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 11/18] devargs: simplify implementation Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-16 11:39     ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-10-16 11:42       ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-10-16 13:42         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-10-17  5:58           ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/18] eal: add generic device declaration parameter Gaetan Rivet
2017-12-13 14:26     ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-12-13 14:47       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-13 15:24         ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 13/18] bus: make device recognition function public Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 14/18] net/failsafe: keep legacy sub-device declaration Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 15/18] ether: use new devargs parsing function Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 16/18] devargs: remove old " Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 17/18] devargs: use proper prefix Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 18/18] doc: remove devargs deprecation notices Gaetan Rivet
2017-10-12 11:28     ` Mcnamara, John
2017-12-13 10:17     ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-12-13 10:25       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-13 10:54         ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-12-22  4:59           ` Shreyansh Jain
2017-12-22  8:33             ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-10-17 18:18   ` Aaron Conole [this message]
2017-10-18  8:36     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/18] devargs cleanup Gaëtan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] " Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/10] devargs: introduce iterator Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-21  5:43       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-21  8:50         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/10] devargs: introduce foreach macro Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-22 21:42       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/10] bus/vdev: do not reference devargs list Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-21  5:41       ` Tan, Jianfeng
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/10] bus/pci: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/10] net/vdev_netvsc: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/10] test: remove devargs unit tests Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/10] devargs: make devargs list private Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-22 21:46       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/10] devargs: make parsing variadic Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-22 21:52       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/10] devargs: use proper namespace prefix Gaetan Rivet
2018-03-20 23:20     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/10] devargs: rename legacy API Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-22 22:00     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] devargs cleanup Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-23 22:41 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/10] devargs: introduce iterator Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54     ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-04-24 10:22       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/10] devargs: introduce foreach macro Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:56     ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-04-24 10:26       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/10] bus/vdev: do not reference devargs list Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/10] bus/pci: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/10] net/vdev_netvsc: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/10] test: remove devargs unit tests Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/10] devargs: make devargs list private Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/10] devargs: make parsing variadic Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/10] devargs: use proper namespace prefix Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 22:41   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/10] devargs: rename legacy API Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/10] devargs cleanup Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/10] devargs: introduce iterator Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/10] bus/vdev: do not reference devargs list Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/10] bus/pci: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/10] net/vdev_netvsc: " Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/10] test: remove devargs unit tests Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-25  0:45     ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/10] devargs: make devargs list private Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/10] devargs: make parsing variadic Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/10] devargs: update devargs add documentation Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/10] devargs: use proper namespace prefix Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-23 23:54   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/10] devargs: rename legacy API Gaetan Rivet
2018-04-25  1:51     ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-04-25  1:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/10] devargs cleanup Thomas Monjalon

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