[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/6] mbuf: rename RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER into RTE_MBUF_REFCNT

Olivier MATZ olivier.matz at 6wind.com
Mon Sep 8 10:01:40 CEST 2014


On 08/28/2014 05:42 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> From: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> 
> It seems that RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER is not the proper name for the
> feature it provides. "Scatter gather" means that data is stored using
> several buffers. RTE_MBUF_REFCNT seems to be a better name for that
> feature as it provides a reference counter for mbufs.
> 
> The macro RTE_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER is poisoned to ensure this
> modification is seen by drivers or applications using it.
> 
> Changes in V2:
> * None
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>

Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>


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