[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: rename --lcores option to --threads

Hi Thomas, > -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:34 PM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: rename --lcores option to --threads > > Threads are no longer s

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: rename --lcores option to --threads

Threads are no longer strictly assigned to a lcore with a 1:1 map. So they really should be called threads. The term lcore should be reserved for a physical hyperthreaded CPU part. This patch only renames the option --lcores to avoid confusion from a user perspective. But a deeper cleanup should b