[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/9] ethdev: introduce representor type

[Ajit Khaparde]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:57 AM Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:
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> 18/01/2021 18:42, Ajit Khaparde:
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 3:17 AM Xueming Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com> wrote:
> > > +enum rte_eth_representor_type {
> > > +       RTE_ETH_REPRESENTOR_NONE, /**< not a representor. */
> > > +       RTE_ETH_REPRESENTOR_VF,   /**< representor of VF. */
> > > +       RTE_ETH_REPRESENTOR_SF,   /**< representor of SF. */
> > Till we get used to the terminology...
> > Can we also have SF = "Sub Function" mentioned in the docs or comments?
>
> Are we sure about the definition?
> I remember seeing SF = Scalable Function somewhere else (maybe from Intel)
That complicates it. But if they mean the same thing, let's pick one.