[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] pci: default to whitelist mode

Gaëtan Rivet gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com
Tue Mar 28 14:05:29 CEST 2017


Hi Bruce,

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:58:53PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 01:51:57PM +0200, Gaetan Rivet wrote:
>> Expects all devices to be explicitly defined before being probed. Using
>> the -b option will activate blacklist mode instead.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
>> ---
>So does this change the default behaviour when no black or whitelist
>options are defined? Instead of having all devices polled, we will have
>none?
>

Yes, precisely.

I was a little quick to send this patch, I sent a new version with more 
explanation as for my rationale behind this change:

http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-March/061818.html

>/Bruce

-- 
Gaëtan Rivet
6WIND


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