[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-techboard] [PATCH] doc: update contribution guideline for dependent work

Olivier MATZ olivier.matz at 6wind.com
Tue Dec 12 16:54:32 CET 2017


Hi,

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 02:26:34PM +0000, Mcnamara, John wrote:
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> > Changing some part of the libraries but not updating all dependent code
> > cause maintenance problems.
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> > 
> 
> 
> integration testing.
> > 
> > +* If changes effect other parts of the project, update all those parts as
> > well unless updating requires special knowledge.

I feel that "requiring special knowledge" is a bit blury. Shouldn't we add some
examples? Typically, I'm thinking about changes in ethdev that imply updating
the PMDs. Any opinion for this use case?


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