[PATCH] ethdev: rename functions checking queue validity

Andrew Rybchenko andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru
Mon Jun 19 11:41:33 CEST 2023


On 6/14/23 19:44, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> 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>

Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>



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