[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] ethdev: remove deprecated attach/detach functions

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Oct 8 10:09:37 CEST 2018


08/10/2018 09:28, Andrew Rybchenko:
> On 10/8/18 1:25 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > The hotplug attach/detach features are implemented in EAL layer.
> > There is a new ethdev iterator to retrieve ports from ethdev layer.
> >
> > As announced earlier, the (buggy) ethdev functions are now removed.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> 
> <...>
> 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
> > index 097575ad7..063c8b6c4 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
> > @@ -615,19 +615,14 @@ The following are some guidelines for use of Doxygen in the DPDK API documentati
> >     .. code-block:: c
> >   
> >        /**
> > -      * Attach a new Ethernet device specified by arguments.
> > -      *
> > -      * @param devargs
> > -      *  A pointer to a strings array describing the new device
> > -      *  to be attached. The strings should be a pci address like
> > -      *  `0000:01:00.0` or **virtual** device name like `net_pcap0`.
> > -      * @param port_id
> > -      *  A pointer to a port identifier actually attached.
> > +      * Try to take the lock.
> >         *
> > +      * @param sl
> > +      *   A pointer to the spinlock.
> >         * @return
> > -      *  0 on success and port_id is filled, negative on error.
> > +      *   1 if the lock is successfully taken; 0 otherwise.
> >         */
> > -     int rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint8_t *port_id);
> > +     int rte_spinlock_trylock (rte_spinlock_t *sl);
> >   
> >   * Doxygen supports Markdown style syntax such as bold, italics, fixed width text and lists.
> >     For example the second line in the ``devargs`` parameter in the previous example will be rendered as:
> 
> I think it would be better if the hunk goes separately.
> It is really confusing in the changeset.

OK





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