[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add guideines for initial PMD submission

[Trahe, Fiona]

Hi Rami,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Rami Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:37 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>;
> akhil.goyal at nxp.com; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>; Kovacevic, Marko
> <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>; Rami Rosen <ramirose at gmail.com>; stable at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add guideines for initial PMD submission
> 
> This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos
> against which a new PMD should be prepared; for new network ethernet
> PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs
> it should be dpdk-next-crypto. Though this may seem obvious, it
> is not mentioned in DPDK documentation.
> 
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> Signed-off-by: Rami Rosen <ramirose at gmail.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> index d8404e623..4dde8e724 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> @@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ Make your planned changes in the cloned ``dpdk`` repo. Here are some
> guidelines
> 
>  * If you add new files or directories you should add your name to the ``MAINTAINERS`` file.
> 
> +* If you add a new network PMD you should prepare the initial submission against dpdk-next-net repo.
> +
> +* If you add a new crypto PMD you should prepare the initial submission against dpdk-next-crypto repo.
[Fiona] Good idea to add this patch. However despite the name crypto is actual broader.... so maybe
"If you add a new crypto or compression PMD.... "