[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] remove usage of register keyword in C

Matan Azrad matan at mellanox.com
Wed Aug 1 12:18:33 CEST 2018


Hi Stephen

Can you elaborate more?
Can you add references?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:31 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] remove usage of register keyword in C
> 
> Declaring variables as register in C is a leftover from an earlier era (like
> cassette tape decks in cars).
> 
> Stephen Hemminger (5):
>   qat: remove redundant C register keyword
>   qede: remove register from declaraitons
>   ark: remove register keyword
>   mlx5: no need for register keyword
>   mlx4: remove redunant register keyword
> 
>  drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c     | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.c |  4 ++--
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mr.c      |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c      |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/qede/qede_rxtx.c    |  8 ++++----
>  6 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 2.18.0



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