[dpdk-dev] [PATCH-18.08 08/15] net/ifc: rename to ifcvf

Wang, Xiao W xiao.w.wang at intel.com
Fri May 18 18:37:55 CEST 2018


Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richardson, Bruce
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 4:13 PM
> To: Wang, Xiao W <xiao.w.wang at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH-18.08 08/15] net/ifc: rename to ifcvf
> 
> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 02:52:36AM +0100, Wang, Xiao W wrote:
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Richardson, Bruce
> > > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 4:15 AM
> > > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > > Cc: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>; Wang, Xiao W
> > > <xiao.w.wang at intel.com>
> > > Subject: [PATCH-18.08 08/15] net/ifc: rename to ifcvf
> > >
> > > All files in the directory and the resulting driver have prefix of ifcvf,
> > > not just ifc, so rename directory for accuracy. Also rename the map file
> > > to standard name for meson build in the process.
> >
> > Naming the directory as "ifc" allows us to add ifcpf driver into it in the future.
> >
> > BRs,
> > Xiao
> >
> 
> At which point you will have to rename the version file, the rst
> documentation file, the resulting shared library file etc. Right now, most
> of the references are to ifcvf, with the only exception being the folder
> name. This patch makes things consistent by having everything refer to
> ifcvf.

OK.

> 
> If you prefer, I can do a v2 of this set renaming everything to ifc, but
> that would be a lot bigger a job, and would also result in the driver file
> itself getting a new name too. Unless there are immediate plans to add an
> ifcpf driver, I think this change makes more sense.

No need for that.

BRs,
Xiao
> 
> /Bruce



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