[PATCH] ethdev: rename functions checking queue validity

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:20:59 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> Two functions helping to check Rx/Tx queues validity
> were added in DPDK 23.07-rc1.
> As the release is not closed, it is still time to rename.
> 
> The name proposed originally
> 	rte_eth_dev_is_valid_*xq
> is consistent with this function:
> 	rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port()
> However, the suffixes "rxq" and "txq" are uncommon in ethdev functions.
> 
> Also for shortness, many functions are dropping "_dev_"
> as these functions which manage the queues:
> 	rte_eth_*x_queue_info_get()
> 	rte_eth_*x_queue_setup()
> 	rte_eth_*x_hairpin_queue_setup
> For completeness, there are some old functions having "_dev_":
> 	rte_eth_dev_*x_queue_start()
> 	rte_eth_dev_*x_queue_stop()
> Anyway in all above examples, the subject is after the prefix,
> and the verb is at the end.
> 
> That's why I propose renaming into:
> 	rte_eth_*x_queue_is_valid()
> 
> Fixes: 7ea7e0cd3a08 ("ethdev: add functions to check queue validity")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>

Shorter is better.
Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>