[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9] drivers/net:new PMD using tun/tap host interface

[Aws Ismail]

Keith,

This won't build when integrated with v16.11. The register macro
prefix has been renamed. a v10 is needed.

diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 7f303db..297d4b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -752,5 +752,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_tap_drv = {
        .remove = rte_pmd_tap_remove,
 };

-DRIVER_REGISTER_VDEV(net_tap, pmd_tap_drv);
-DRIVER_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_tap, "iface=<string>,speed=N");
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_tap, pmd_tap_drv);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_tap, eth_tap);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_tap, "iface=<string>,speed=N");

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
> On 10/13/2016 11:03 PM, Keith Wiles wrote:
>> The rte_eth_tap.c PMD creates a device using TUN/TAP interfaces
>> on the local host. The PMD allows for DPDK and the host to
>> communicate using a raw device interface on the host and in
>> the DPDK application. The device created is a Tap device with
>> a L2 packet header.
>>
>> v9 - Fix up the docs to use correct syntax
>> v8 - Fix issue with tap_tx_queue_setup() not return zero on success.
>> v7 - Reword the comment in common_base and fix the data->name issue
>> v6 - fixed the checkpatch issues
>> v5 - merge in changes from list review see related emails
>>      fixed many minor edits
>> v4 - merge with latest driver changes
>> v3 - fix includes by removing ifdef for other type besides Linux
>>      Fix the copyright notice in the Makefile
>> v2 - merge all of the patches into one patch
>>      Fix a typo on naming the tap device
>>      Update the maintainers list
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles at intel.com>
>> ---
>
> Just a reminder, this is a new PMD and waiting for community review.