[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] claim responsibility for KVM virtio PMD, vhost backend, and XEN virtio solution.

Xie, Huawei huawei.xie at intel.com
Mon Mar 30 17:35:09 CEST 2015


On 3/30/2015 11:33 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 2015-03-30 15:23, Xie, Huawei:
>> On 3/30/2015 11:08 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 2015-03-30 14:52, Xie, Huawei:
>>>> On 3/30/2015 8:25 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>>> 2015-03-30 08:31, Xie, Huawei:
>>>>>> On 3/9/2015 11:45 PM, Huawei Xie wrote:
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>  MAINTAINERS | 7 +++++++
>>>>>>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>>>>>>> index 07fdf5e..b4327d3 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>>>>>>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>>>>>>> @@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ F: app/test-pmd/mempool_*
>>>>>>>  F: examples/vhost_xen/
>>>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/intel_dpdk_xen_based_packet_switch_sol.rst
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> +Linux Xen VIRTIO
>>>>>>> +M: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie at intel.com>
>>>>>>> +F: lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/
>>>>>>> +F: examples/vhost_xen/
>>>>>>> +F: doc/guides/prog_guide/intel_dpdk_xen_based_packet_switch_sol.rst
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>  FreeBSD EAL (with overlaps)
>>>>>>>  M: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
>>>>>>>  F: lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/Makefile
>>>>>>> @@ -226,6 +232,7 @@ F: lib/librte_pmd_mlx4/
>>>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/mlx4_poll_mode_drv.rst
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  RedHat virtio
>>>>>>> +M: Huawei Xie <huawei.xie at intel.com>
>>>>>>>  M: Changchun Ouyang <changchun.ouyang at intel.com>
>>>>>>>  F: lib/librte_pmd_virtio/
>>>>>>>  F: doc/guides/prog_guide/poll_mode_drv_emulated_virtio_nic.rst
>>>>>> Thomas:
>>>>>> Comments with this patch? Need i add "MAINTAINERS:" into the subject?
>>>>> This patch is wrong because you are duplicating an existing section.
>>>>> I think you want to split Xen support maintenance. If you are sure it's a
>>>>> good idea, please send a correct patch.
>>>> Yes, i am mainly the author of XEN virtio PMD and host part and would
>>>> like to review that part.
>>>> Should i split those two sections and move XEN virtio PMD and host part
>>>> to driver section?
>>> Yes you cannot duplicate lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/.
>>> If you want to split "Linux Xen" section, just do it.
>>> I already explained that to Jijiang. I don't even understand why we have to
>>> discuss it again and again. Please just do the right split.
>>>
>>>>> About vhost, maybe you want to split virtio and vhost?
>>>>>
>>>> About vhost, i will maintain those two parts. Is there issue with the
>>>> format?
>>> In my understanding Changchun was maintaining virtio, so I thought you were
>>> interested in vhost only.
>>>
>> Is there issue with two co-maintainers?
>> I was the co-author(with Rashmin) of original static virtio-pmd library,
>> and would review the patch with changchun  to keep it healthy.
> No it's OK. I now clearly understand that this part of the patch is right.
> You want to co-maintain virtio and vhost. OK
> I had a doubt because you failed with Xen split.
>
>
That explains. Would submit a new patch.


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