[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] eal: add VFIO-PCI SR-IOV support

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Apr 13 14:18:25 CEST 2020


Hi,

About the title, I think it does not convey what is new here.
VFIO is not new, SR-IOV is already supported.
The title should mention the new VFIO feature in few simple words.
Is it only about using VFIO for PF?


13/04/2020 10:29, Haiyue Wang:
> v4: 1. Ignore rte_vfio_setup_device ABI check since it is
>        for Linux driver use.
[...]
> +; Ignore this function which is only relevant to linux for driver
> +[suppress_type]
> +	name = rte_vfio_setup_device

Adding such exception for all internal "driver interface" functions
is not scaling. Please use __rte_internal.
I am waiting for the patchset about rte_internal to be reviewed or completed.
As it is not progressing, the decision is to block any patch having
ABI issue because of internal false positive.
Please help, thanks.




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