[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: rename folder to library name

Jerin Jacob jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com
Wed Apr 4 02:50:17 CEST 2018


-----Original Message-----
> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 10:28:59 +0100
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>, John McNamara
>  <john.mcnamara at intel.com>, Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic at intel.com>
> CC: dev at dpdk.org, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>, Bruce Richardson
>  <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: rename folder to library name
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.14.3
> 
> Library folder name and output library name are same except a few flaws
> including librte_ether.
> 
> This library is network device abstraction layer, the name "ethdev" fits
> better than "ether", and library & header files already named as ethdev.
> 
> Also there is a rte_ether.h in the net library which can cause confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>

I strongly support this change.

Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com>





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