[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/16] Add support for mapping devices through VFIO.

[Thomas Monjalon]

2014-05-22 12:37, Burakov, Anatoly:
> > Yes, in some environments, it could be easier to be able to configure
> > devices directly on application command line instead of having to call a
> > python script. I think having a clear and extendable syntax to configure
> > devices in command line could greatly improve usability. But it can be
> > another step.
> 
> That's probably out of scope for this patch. We can discuss this later
> without stalling VFIO :)

Yes, I agree to discuss it later.

> > What do you think of _mp_sync or _mp_conf?
> > Usage of the socket is to synchronize VFIO config between processes,
> > right?
> 
> More or less, yes. However, the code inside that file is the communication
> mechanism. I.e. it's not actually synchronizing or configuring anything,
> it's simply providing means to do so for primary and secondary processes,
> so I don't think _mp_sync or _mp_conf is a good name for that. IMO
> something like _mp_socket or similar (_mp_comm?) would be more appropriate.

Yes I agree. But I stopped on the name for another thing: it's not really 
specific to vfio. Actually, vfio uses it for synchronization. But wouldn't it 
be more generic?

-- 
Thomas