[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/17] net/ionic: register and initialize the adapter

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 12/9/2019 9:46 PM, Alfredo Cardigliano wrote:
> Register the Pensando ionic PMD (net_ionic) and define initial probe
> and remove callbacks with adapter initialization.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano at ntop.org>
> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson at pensando.io>

<...>

> +/*
> + * There is no room in struct rte_pci_driver to keep a reference
> + * to the adapter, using a static list for the time being.
> + */
> +static LIST_HEAD(ionic_pci_adapters_list, ionic_adapter) ionic_pci_adapters =
> +		LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(ionic_pci_adapters);
> +static rte_spinlock_t ionic_pci_adapters_lock = RTE_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER;

As described in previous version of the patchset, it is possible to remove the
PMD maintained list of adapters, is there any benefit to keep it?