[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] drivers: advertise kmod dependencies in pmdinfo

[Olivier Matz]

Hi Ferruh,

On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:52:02 +0000, Ferruh Yigit
<ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
> Hi Olivier, Thomas,
> 
> On 12/15/2016 1:46 PM, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > Add a new macro RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP() that allows a driver to
> > declare the list of kernel modules required to run properly.
> > 
> > Today, most PCI drivers require uio/vfio.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> > Acked-by: Fiona Trahe <fiona.trahe at intel.com>  
> 
> This patch is for master branch, what do you think targeting it to
> next-net tree?
> So that new PMDs also can be included into patch?

That makes sense, I can rebase on next-net.
Thomas, do you agree?

From what I see, the 2 new PMDs are sfc (uio) and tap (nothing).


Regards,
Olivier