[PATCH v3] bus/cdx: provide driver flag for optional resource mapping

[David Marchand]

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 12:06 PM Gangurde, Abhijit
<abhijit.gangurde at amd.com> wrote:
> > > +/**
> > > + * Map the CDX device resources in user space virtual memory address.
> > > + *
> > > + * Note that driver should not call this function when flag
> > > + * RTE_CDX_DRV_NEED_MAPPING is set, as EAL will do that for
> > > + * you when it's on.
> >
> > Why should we export this function in the application ABI, if it is
> > only used by drivers?
>
> This can be called from an application as well if this flag is not set hence, we need to export this function.

What kind of applications / in which usecase, one would need to map
the device resources?
Except a driver?


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David Marchand