Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] doc: add device hotplug documentation

Burakov, Anatoly
2026-02-26T13:28:12Z

On 2/25/2026 5:25 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:52:25 +0000
> Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com> wrote:
>
>> Currently, device hotplug is not documented except in API headers. Add
>> documentation for device hotplug, both for user facing side of it, and a
>> high level overview of its internal workings.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Notes:
>> v2:
>> - Removed "summary" section
>>
>> doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_args.rst | 3 +
>> doc/guides/prog_guide/device_hotplug.rst | 286 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>> doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst | 1 +
>> 3 files changed, 290 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 doc/guides/prog_guide/device_hotplug.rst
>
>
> This is great to see. It would be the flow from kernel to udev/systemd was explained.

Strictly speaking this isn't DPDK scope, but I've added it to v4 anyway.

> If I remember right, mlx does this through another IB mechanism.
> Also mention this is Linux only.
>

In the spirit of using AI for everything, since I have no idea how mlx
works, I've offloaded writing this section to AI :P

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Thanks,
Anatoly