From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Adrien Mazarguil Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:54:10 +0200 Message-ID: <20160722125410.GE9044@6wind.com> References: <1468083394-94907-1-git-send-email-pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" , "Mcnamara, John" To: "De Lara Guarch, Pablo" Return-path: Received: from mail-wm0-f43.google.com (mail-wm0-f43.google.com [74.125.82.43]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 430D45581 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:54:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-wm0-f43.google.com with SMTP id i5so65229512wmg.0 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:54:14 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Hi Pablo, On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 12:37:22PM +0000, De Lara Guarch, Pablo wrote: > Hi, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: De Lara Guarch, Pablo > > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 5:57 PM > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > Cc: Mcnamara, John; De Lara Guarch, Pablo > > Subject: [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes > > > > Driver names for all the supported devices in DPDK do not have > > a naming convention. Some are using a prefix, some are not > > and some have long names. Driver names are used when creating > > virtual devices, so it is useful to have consistency in the names. > > > > Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara > > --- > > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++ > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > index f502f86..37d65c8 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > @@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ Deprecation Notices > > * The mempool functions for single/multi producer/consumer are > > deprecated and > > will be removed in 16.11. > > It is replaced by rte_mempool_generic_get/put functions. > > + > > +* Driver names are quite inconsistent among each others and they will be > > + renamed to something more consistent (net_ prefix for net drivers and > > + crypto_ for crypto drivers) in 16.11. Some of these driver names are used > > + publicly, to create virtual devices, so a deprecation notice is necessary. > > -- > > 2.7.4 > > Any more comments on this (apart from Christian Ehrhardt's)? Yes, since you're suggesting to prefix driver names, shall "librte_pmd_mlx5" really become "net_librte_pmd_mlx5" or shortened to "net_mlx5" instead? What about using a '/' separator instead of '_'? Will this impact directories as well ("net/mlx5" -> "net/net_mlx5")? -- Adrien Mazarguil 6WIND