[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] devargs: parse global device syntax

[Xueming(Steven) Li]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 5:25 AM
> To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com>
> Cc: Gaetan Rivet <gaetanr at nvidia.com>; dev at dpdk.org; Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com>; Asaf Penso
> <asafp at nvidia.com>; Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>; Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] devargs: parse global device syntax
> 
> 10/04/2021 16:23, Xueming Li:
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > @@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ New Features
> >    * Added command to display Rx queue used descriptor count.
> >      ``show port (port_id) rxq (queue_id) desc used count``
> >
> > +* **Enabled new devargs parser.**
> > +
> > +  * Unified devargs storage buffer usage.
> 
> I think this one can be skipped, it is internal handling.
> 
> > +  * Added new bus driver api to allow bus driver contribute to devargs parsing.
> > +  * Try new devargs syntax parser first, fallback to legacy syntax parser.
> 
> Rewording:
> "
> * Enabled devargs syntax
>   ``bus=X,paramX=x/class=Y,paramY=y/driver=Z,paramZ=z``
> * Added bus-level parsing of the devargs syntax.
> * Kept compatibility with the legacy syntax as parsing fallback.
> "
> 
> Please move this block at the beginning of the release notes.
> 
Thanks!