[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] bus/pci: fix vfio mode

Gaëtan Rivet gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com
Tue Oct 31 15:11:38 CET 2017


Hi Ferruh,

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 10:32:27PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> Revert back to using VFIO_PRESENT as a marker to enable compilation
> of VFIO-related segments.
> 
> VFIO_PRESENT is the combination of user configuration RTE_EAL_VFIO and
> kernel version support check.
> 
> eal_vfio.h VFIO_PRESENT related check ordered to be compatible with
> rte_vfio.h one, no functional modification.
> 
> Fixes: 279b581c897d ("vfio: expose functions")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> ---
> v4:
> 
> * Alternative to v3, not superseding it, need to decide which one to
> get. This one:
>   * fixes vfio for new kernels
>   * fixes build for old kernels for vfio enabled in config case
>   * print warning if vfio enabled in config but not supported by kernel
> 

Thanks for the v4.

Well, as I stated before, I am more of the opinion of letting the
VFIO_PRESENT define only within eal_vfio.h.

But in the end, as long as everything is working, I'm fine with it.
Unless someone is explicitly interested in going with my version, let's
keep yours. If needed I can always submit a new v4 that would actually
work with old kernels.

Sorry about the mess concerning VFIO. I found late in the work that I
needed to touch it, and did not have the test-bed for it.


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