[PATCH 0/8] optimize the firmware loading process

[Chaoyong He]

This patch series aims to speedup the DPDK application start by optimize
the firmware loading process in sereval places.
We also simplify the port name in multiple PF firmware case to make the
customer happy.

Peng Zhang (8):
  net/nfp: add the interface for getting the firmware name
  net/nfp: speed up the firmware loading process
  net/nfp: optimize loading the firmware process
  net/nfp: enlarge the range of skipping loading the firmware
  net/nfp: add the step of clearing the beat time
  net/nfp: add the elf module
  net/nfp: reload the firmware only when firmware changed
  net/nfp: simplify the port name for multiple PFs

 drivers/net/nfp/meson.build       |    1 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c      |  264 +++++--
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net_common.c  |   17 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net_common.h  |    2 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.c | 1078 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.h |   13 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mip.c |   30 +-
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mip.h |   70 +-
 8 files changed, 1388 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.h

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