[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] Octeontx doc misc

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Oct 20 23:10:31 CEST 2017


20/10/2017 18:07, Mcnamara, John:
> From: Santosh Shukla [mailto:santosh.shukla at caviumnetworks.com]
> > Patch 1: Introduce platform/ entry in guide. That has information about
> > platform drivers. ( As per discussion[1]) Patch 2: Introduce mempool/
> > entry in guide. (Refer discussion[1]) Patch 3: Misc Fix for
> > nic/octeontx.rst
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I may be missing context from other patches/emails but what is a Platform Device Driver?

The idea is to add a guide for platforms (x86, Power8, DPAA, DPAA2, ThunderX, OcteonTX, Armada).
We could move the x86 tuning from the QSG to this platform guide.
For the SoCs, it is also a good way to reference docs for the drivers related to the platform.

Santosh, I know you like referencing previous discussions. It's good.
It should not prevent you from doing a summary where needed :)

Thanks for bringing this idea to live.


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