[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] Create kern folder for Linux kernel modules
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Dec 22 15:17:45 CET 2017
22/12/2017 14:59, Wiles, Keith:
>
> > On Dec 22, 2017, at 5:38 AM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:
> >
> > 22/12/2017 11:04, Hemant Agrawal:
> >> On 12/22/2017 2:13 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >>> These modules are Linux modules, so they should be in the linuxapp dir.
> >>
> >>
> >> This is a cleaner separation w.r.t userspace/kernel space code.
> >> *kern* is a better placefolder for LKMs.
> >
> > I prefer "kernel" name.
>
> The name should be related to Linux in some way, like linux_kern or linux_kernel or linux_modules (this is the one I prefer) this way it make it clear which OS they are designed for.
If such top-level directory is created, the BSD modules must be moved there too.
That's why "kernel/" or "kernel/linux/" is appropriate.
> >> Also eal is not getting overloaded.
> >>
> >> linuxapp is part of librte_eal. KNI is not related to EAL, but still
> >> the kni kernel code is added to librte_eal under linuxapp.
> >
> > Yes it makes sense.
> >
> > More opinions/votes?
> >
> >>> There are also some kernel modules in the bsdapp directory.
> >>
> >> We can move them as well.
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