[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] Octeontx doc misc

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas at monjalon.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:11 PM
> To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>; Santosh Shukla
> <santosh.shukla at caviumnetworks.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Octeontx doc misc
> 
> 20/10/2017 18:07, Mcnamara, John:
> > From: Santosh Shukla [mailto:santosh.shukla at caviumnetworks.com]
> > > Patch 1: Introduce platform/ entry in guide. That has information
> > > about platform drivers. ( As per discussion[1]) Patch 2: Introduce
> > > mempool/ entry in guide. (Refer discussion[1]) Patch 3: Misc Fix for
> > > nic/octeontx.rst
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I may be missing context from other patches/emails but what is a
> Platform Device Driver?
> 
> The idea is to add a guide for platforms (x86, Power8, DPAA, DPAA2,
> ThunderX, OcteonTX, Armada).
> We could move the x86 tuning from the QSG to this platform guide.
> For the SoCs, it is also a good way to reference docs for the drivers
> related to the platform.


Ok. Seems like a good idea. But should it be called something like 
"Platform Specific Guides"?

John