[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 12/12] drivers: update PMDs to use rte_driver probe and remove

[Shreyansh Jain]

Hello Ferruh,

On Tuesday 13 December 2016 08:37 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 12/13/2016 1:52 PM, Andrew Rybchenko wrote:
>> On 12/13/2016 04:37 PM, Shreyansh Jain wrote:
>>> These callbacks now act as first layer of PCI interfaces from the Bus.
>>> Bus probe would enter the PMDs through the rte_driver->probe/remove
>>> callbacks, falling to rte_xxx_driver->probe/remove (Currently, all the
>>> drivers are rte_pci_driver).
>>
>> I think similar changes in drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c (already in
>> dpdk-next-net) are required as well.
>
> Yes, that change is required, but it is a little tricky because this
> patchset targets main tree where sfc is not merged yet, so this patch
> can't include required patches.
>
> I think it is possible to wait for this patch to be merged into main
> tree, and when next-net rebased on top of it, sfc can be patched
> individually.
>
> So, yes there is a work to do there, but I think it can be postponed a
> little.
>
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I noticed this email after replying something similar (and a question) 
to Andrew. Sorry for double posting same thing.

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Shreyansh