[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] compatibility fallback and replacement of kernel function invoking

[Zhang, Helin]

Acked-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang at intel.com>

Note: Don't forget to add the version number to your patch name next time. E.g. [PATCH v3 0/4]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jincheng Miao [mailto:jmiao at redhat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:33 AM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com; Zhang, Helin; Jincheng Miao
> Subject: [PATCH 0/4] compatibility fallback and replacement of kernel function
> invoking
> 
> The related kernel function is:
> - pci_num_vf, it is introduced from upstream linux-2.6.34. For RHEL-based
> kernel, it is defined from RHEL5.9.
> 
> - kstrtoul, this function is united kernel API to replace strict_strtoul in the
> furture. It is introduced from linux-2.6.39. For RHEL6, it is defined from
> RHEL6.4.
> 
> This patchset do some compatiblity work for these two functions, and replace
> strict_strtoul which is depleted from linux-3.18.
> 
> v3:
>   Adjust pci_num_vf() introduced RHEL version number.
>   Seperate "replace strict_strtoul with kstrtoul" into 3 patches for igb_uio, kni,
> and xen_dom0. Add compat.h in kni and xen_dom0 for compatible with older
> kernels.
> 
> v2:
>   Merge these two patch in one patchset.
>   Compatible with old kernel for kstrtoul.
>   Compatible with RHEL6 for pci_num_vf.
> 
> Jincheng Miao (4):
>   igb_uio: compatible with upstream longterm kernel and RHEL
>   igb_uio: replace strict_strtoul with kstrtoul
>   kni: replace strict_strtoul with kstrtoul
>   xen_dom0: replace strict_strtoul with kstrtoul
> 
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/compat.h        |   11 ++++++++++-
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/igb_uio.c       |    4 ++--
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h            |   16
> ++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_vhost.c         |    2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/xen_dom0/compat.h       |   16
> ++++++++++++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/xen_dom0/dom0_mm_misc.c |    2 +-
>  6 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)  create mode 100644
> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h
>  create mode 100644 lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/xen_dom0/compat.h