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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 11/14] ethdev: Add one dev_type parameter
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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:24:03 +0100
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2015-02-16 13:14, Tetsuya Mukawa:
> This new parameter is needed to keep device type like physical or virtual.

Actually types are "PCI" and "virtual".

> Port detaching processes are different between physical and virtual.
> This parameter lets detaching function know a device type of the port.

I think the type should be guessed automatically thanks to register infos.