[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/12] lib: add cryptodev type for the upcoming ARMv8 PMD
Thomas Monjalon
thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Wed Dec 7 21:09:12 CET 2016
2016-12-07 20:04, Zbigniew Bodek:
> On 06.12.2016 21:27, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 2016-12-06 18:32, zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com:
> >> From: Zbigniew Bodek <zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com>
> >>
> >> Add type and name for ARMv8 crypto PMD
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Zbigniew Bodek <zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com>
> > [...]
> >> --- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
> >> +++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
> >> @@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
> >> /**< KASUMI PMD device name */
> >> #define CRYPTODEV_NAME_ZUC_PMD crypto_zuc
> >> /**< KASUMI PMD device name */
> >> +#define CRYPTODEV_NAME_ARMV8_PMD crypto_armv8
> >> +/**< ARMv8 CM device name */
> >>
> >> /** Crypto device type */
> >> enum rte_cryptodev_type {
> >> @@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ enum rte_cryptodev_type {
> >> RTE_CRYPTODEV_KASUMI_PMD, /**< KASUMI PMD */
> >> RTE_CRYPTODEV_ZUC_PMD, /**< ZUC PMD */
> >> RTE_CRYPTODEV_OPENSSL_PMD, /**< OpenSSL PMD */
> >> + RTE_CRYPTODEV_ARMV8_PMD, /**< ARMv8 crypto PMD */
> >> };
> >
> > Can we remove all these types and names in the generic crypto API?
> >
>
> Hello Thomas,
>
> I added another PMD type and therefore we need new, unique number for
> it. I'm not sure if I understand correctly what you mean here, so please
> elaborate.
My comment is not specific to your PMD.
I think there is something wrong in the design of cryptodev if we need
to update rte_cryptodev.h each time a new driver is added.
There is no such thing in ethdev.
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