[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] virtio/vdev: add a new vdev named eth_cvio

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-04-21 02:56, Jianfeng Tan:
> Add a new virtual device named eth_cvio, it can be used just like
> eth_ring, eth_null, etc.

Why this name eth_cvio?
Why the prefix eth_?
The virtio-net driver uses a kernel device. Here it is a userland device.
Why not virtio-user?

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