[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: add policy for adding vendor PMD specific examples

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:57:34 +0100
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> 26/05/2021 09:47, Hemant Agrawal:
> > This patch update the dpdk sample app policy to support
> > vendor PMD specific test examples in the respective drivers
> > sub-directory in examples.  
> 
> Please could you add a link to the decision in techboard minutes?
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal at nxp.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst | 16 ++++++++++++----
> >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
> > index 8ff223b16c..fd34e7790d 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
> > @@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ examples are highlighted below.
> >    forwarding Graph, or ``l3fwd_graph`` application does forwarding based on IPv4
> >    like a simple router with DPDK Graph framework.
> >  
> > -* :doc:`Hardware packet copying<ioat>`: The Hardware packet copying,
> > -  or ``ioatfwd`` application demonstrates how to use IOAT rawdev driver for
> > -  copying packets between two threads.
> > -
> >  * :doc:`Packet Distributor<dist_app>`: The Packet Distributor
> >    demonstrates how to distribute packets arriving on an Rx port to different
> >    cores for processing and transmission.
> > @@ -94,3 +90,15 @@ examples are highlighted below.
> >  There are many more examples shown in the following chapters. Each of the
> >  documented sample applications show how to compile, configure and run the
> >  application as well as explaining the main functionality of the code.
> > +
> > +Driver specific Sample Application
> > +----------------------------------
> > +
> > +There are case where exiting sample applications may not be suitable to test  
> 
> typo: existing
> 
> > +a new driver contribution. In such cases a new driver specific sample application
> > +can be added to specific drivers sub-directory in the examples folder with prior
> > +approval from DPDK technical board. e.g.
> > +
> > +* :doc:`Hardware packet copying<ioat>`: The Hardware packet copying,
> > +  or ``ioat`` application demonstrates how to use IOAT rawdev driver for
> > +  copying packets between two threads.  
> 
> This example is now generic and renamed as examples/dma.
> 
> 

This patch never got an update.
Please resubmit, would be good to get renames in by 23.11 release