[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] i40e: implement vector PMD for altivec
Ferruh Yigit
ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Thu Feb 23 11:47:08 CET 2017
On 2/23/2017 4:39 AM, Gowrishankar wrote:
> From: Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> This patch enables i40e driver in powerpc along with its altivec
> intrinsic support.
>
> Changes:
> v4 - docs and config update.
> v3 - minor corrections for coding style standard.
> v2 - minor corrections for gcc strict aliasing and coding style standard.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc | 1 -
> doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini | 1 +
> doc/guides/nics/features/i40e_vec.ini | 1 +
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 3 +
> drivers/net/i40e/Makefile | 2 +
> drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c | 654 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 7 files changed, 662 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 24e0eff..8da7573 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ IBM POWER
> M: Chao Zhu <chaozhu at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> F: lib/librte_eal/common/arch/ppc_64/
> F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/
> +F: drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
Overall patch looks good to me, I would get it.
But this patch adds a new responsibility to "Chao Zhu", I believe this
requires an explicit ACK from him.
Thanks,
ferruh
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