[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/25] event/dlb2: add dlb v2.5 probe

[McDaniel, Timothy]

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> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/25] event/dlb2: add dlb v2.5 probe
> 
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 3:49 AM Timothy McDaniel
> <timothy.mcdaniel at intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > This commit adds dlb v2.5 probe support, and updates
> > parameter parsing.
> >
> > The dlb v2.5 device differs from dlb v2, in that the
> > number of resources (ports, queues, ...) is different,
> > so macros have been added to take the device version
> > into account.
> >
> > This commit also cleans up a few issues in the original
> > dlb2 source:
> > - eliminate duplicate constant definitions
> > - removed unused constant definitions
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Timothy McDaniel <timothy.mcdaniel at intel.com>
> > ---
> 
> >
> > -#define EVDEV_DLB2_NAME_PMD dlb2_event
> > +#define EVDEV_DLB2_NAME_PMD dlb_event
> 
> Is this an intended change? why change the driver's name.

Yes, This is an intentional change.  We will be using the same driver name going forward, regardless of the hardware version.
Internally, we know which version of the hardware is present.

Thanks,
Tim