[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] ethdev: remove driver name from device private data

Ferruh Yigit ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Fri Jun 9 12:51:24 CEST 2017


On 6/8/2017 9:58 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 06/06/2017 17:10, Ferruh Yigit:
>> rte_driver->name has the driver name and all physical and virtual
>> devices has access to it.
>>
>> Previously it was not possible for virtual ethernet devices to access
>> rte_driver->name field (because eth_dev used to keep only pci_dev),
>> and it was required to save driver name in the device private struct.
>>
>> After re-works on bus and vdev, it is possible for all bus types to
>> access rte_driver.
>>
>> It is able to remove the driver name from ethdev device private data and
>> use eth_dev->device->driver->name.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
>> ---
>> Cc: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
>> Cc: Jan Blunck <jblunck at infradead.org>
>>
>> v2:
>> * rebase on latest next-net
> 
> This patch must be applied after merging next-net.
> Do you plan a pull request soon?

Agreed to sync drivers to main tree before upcoming eal changes.

I will send an early pull request on Monday. Including this patch in it.

There will be another pull request before integration (rc1) as usual.

Thanks,
ferruh



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