[PATCH 0/8] remove non-base files from base folders
Burakov, Anatoly
anatoly.burakov at intel.com
Tue Aug 25 15:38:57 CEST 2026
On 8/14/2026 5:37 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> The base code folders for intel drivers contained the compatibility
> *_osdep.h files as well as meson.build files, both of which are
> editable via regular DPDK patches. Although the DPDK documentation
> allows this arrangement, I (for one) have always found it a little
> awkward and confusing to have editable and non-editable files mixed.
>
> For Intel drivers only, this patchset moves osdep file out of base,
> and merges the (in most cases trivial) meson.build files from base
> into the main driver meson.build file.
>
> After this patch we have a clean separation - any files in base,
> with no exceptions, should be updated only via snapshot update
> patchsets from Intel. All files outside base are normal DPDK files
> that can be modified by any patch.
>
Series-acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
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Thanks,
Anatoly
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