[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] replace blacklist/whitelist with allow/block

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:15:13 -0700
Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org> wrote:

> This patch series changes the use of the terms blacklist and whitelist
> and instead uses block and allow.  The change is most visible
> in the options passed to DPDK programs for marking which devices
> to use.
> 
> The options are also shortened because they can be used for
> not just PCI devices. When DPDK was expanded to support other bus
> types the -b option was also uses for non-PCI devices. But the
> documentation and the name of the long option never changed.
> 
> v8 - incorporate more of the feedback from David Marchand
>      fix the pci-blacklist option number and reformat the usage
>      (All the usage message should be fixed format).
> 
> v7 - fix options handling changes in test code.
>      this should fix the CI failures.
> 
> v6 - fix some confusion in handling options that was introduced
>      by earlier versions of the patch.
> 
> Stephen Hemminger (5):
>   eal: replace usage of blacklist/whitelist in enum
>   drivers: replace references to blacklist
>   eal: replace pci-whitelist/pci-blacklist options
>   doc: change references to blacklist and whitelist
>   app/test: use new allowlist and blocklist
> 
>  app/test/autotest.py                          | 16 ++---
>  app/test/autotest_runner.py                   | 18 ++---
>  app/test/test.c                               |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_eal_flags.c                     | 53 +++++++--------
>  doc/guides/cryptodevs/dpaa2_sec.rst           |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/cryptodevs/dpaa_sec.rst            |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst                 | 12 ++--
>  doc/guides/eventdevs/octeontx2.rst            | 20 +++---
>  doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst  |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst    |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/eal_args.include.rst     | 14 ++--
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst        |  4 +-
>  doc/guides/mempool/octeontx2.rst              |  4 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst                      | 18 ++---
>  doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst                     | 12 ++--
>  doc/guides/nics/dpaa.rst                      |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/dpaa2.rst                     |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/enic.rst                      |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/fail_safe.rst                 | 16 ++---
>  doc/guides/nics/features.rst                  |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst                      | 16 ++---
>  doc/guides/nics/ice.rst                       | 28 +++++---
>  doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst                     |  4 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst                      | 18 ++---
>  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst                      | 14 ++--
>  doc/guides/nics/nfb.rst                       |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/octeontx2.rst                 | 23 +++----
>  doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst                   |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/tap.rst                       |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/thunderx.rst                  |  4 +-
>  .../prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst      |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/multi_proc_support.rst  |  4 +-
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv.rst       |  6 +-
>  .../prog_guide/switch_representation.rst      |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst        |  5 ++
>  doc/guides/sample_app_ug/bbdev_app.rst        | 14 ++--
>  .../sample_app_ug/eventdev_pipeline.rst       |  4 +-
>  doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipsec_secgw.rst      | 12 ++--
>  doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward.rst       |  7 +-
>  .../sample_app_ug/l3_forward_access_ctrl.rst  |  2 +-
>  .../sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst    |  3 +-
>  doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vdpa.rst             |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst               |  6 +-
>  doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst                |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/tools/testregex.rst                |  2 +-
>  drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c                   |  7 +-
>  drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c                 |  9 ++-
>  drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c                | 12 ++--
>  drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c                  | 24 +++----
>  drivers/bus/vmbus/vmbus_common.c              |  4 +-
>  drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_pci.c            |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c               |  2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c    | 14 ++--
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c    | 66 +++++++++++--------
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h           | 13 +++-
>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_bus.h              | 10 ++-
>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_dev.h              | 10 ++-
>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_devargs.h          | 10 ++-
>  58 files changed, 329 insertions(+), 273 deletions(-)
> 

Any comments on this? What is timeline for merge?