[PATCH v7 01/21] net/cpfl: support device initialization

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 2/28/2023 11:12 AM, Liu, Mingxia wrote:
>>> +
>>> +To get better performance on Intel platforms, please follow the
>>> +:doc:`../linux_gsg/nic_perf_intel_platform`.
>>> +
>>> +
>>> +Pre-Installation Configuration
>>> +------------------------------
>>> +
>>> +Runtime Config Options
>>> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Is "Runtime Config Options", a sub section of "Pre-Installation Configuration"?
>>
> [Liu, Mingxia] Yes, refer to ice and i40e .rst.
> 

You are right it has been used in a few other drivers too, but what
exactly "Pre-Installation Configuration" means?

I think it is historical, remaining from times that device options was
compile time options and needs to be configured before build.

But these are dynamic runtime configurations, and I think shouldn't be
under "Pre-Installation Configuration", instead can have its own section.


@John, what do you think, a few existing samples:
- https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/i40e.html#pre-installation-configuration
- https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/idpf.html#pre-installation-configuration