Re: [REVIEW] common/mlx5: support dmabuf

Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-28T17:43:58Z

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:30:17 +0100
David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:

> Hello Stephen,
>
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 20:22, Stephen Hemminger
> <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> >
> > AI-generated review of bundle-1701-dmabuf.mbox
> > Reviewed using Claude (claude-opus-4-5-20251101)
> >
> > This is an automated review. Please verify all suggestions.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > # DPDK Patch Review: dmabuf Support
> >
> > ## Summary
> > This patch series adds dmabuf (DMA buffer) support to DPDK EAL and the MLX5 driver, enabling DMA transfers between drivers without proprietary kernel modules.
> >
> [snip]
>
> > **Warning: Missing version.map updates**
> > New exported symbols need to be added to `lib/eal/version.map` under the `EXPERIMENTAL` section.
>
> I noticed similar comments on other series.
> There is no version.map update needed anymore, since v25.07.
>
>

I got AI to fix itself :-)

Now I understand the issue. The AGENTS.md says "New external functions must be exported properly" but doesn't explain the current mechanism. The AI is filling in with outdated knowledge about version.map files.

DPDK has moved to automatic symbol map generation using export macros.