[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] i40e: implement vector PMD for altivec

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 2/23/2017 4:39 AM, Gowrishankar wrote:
> From: Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> This patch enables i40e driver in powerpc along with its altivec
> intrinsic support.
> 
> Changes:
> v4 - docs and config update.
> v3 - minor corrections for coding style standard.
> v2 - minor corrections for gcc strict aliasing and coding style standard.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                                 |   1 +
>  config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc |   1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini           |   1 +
>  doc/guides/nics/features/i40e_vec.ini       |   1 +
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst      |   3 +
>  drivers/net/i40e/Makefile                   |   2 +
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c    | 654 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  7 files changed, 662 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 24e0eff..8da7573 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ IBM POWER
>  M: Chao Zhu <chaozhu at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>  F: lib/librte_eal/common/arch/ppc_64/
>  F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/
> +F: drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c

Overall patch looks good to me, I would get it.

But this patch adds a new responsibility to "Chao Zhu", I believe this
requires an explicit ACK from him.

Thanks,
ferruh