Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-17 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 3/17/2021 6:57 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: 17/03/2021 00:34, Ferruh Yigit: On 3/16/2021 9:19 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: 16/03/2021 20:18, Ferruh Yigit: On 3/11/2021 1:13 PM, Xueming Li wrote: + # added in 21.05 + rte_eth_representor_info_get; New API documented in release note

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-16 Thread Thomas Monjalon
17/03/2021 00:34, Ferruh Yigit: > On 3/16/2021 9:19 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 16/03/2021 20:18, Ferruh Yigit: > >> On 3/11/2021 1:13 PM, Xueming Li wrote: > >>> + # added in 21.05 > >>> + rte_eth_representor_info_get; > >> > >> New API documented in release notes, "API Changes" section, while

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-16 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 3/16/2021 9:19 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: 16/03/2021 20:18, Ferruh Yigit: On 3/11/2021 1:13 PM, Xueming Li wrote: + # added in 21.05 + rte_eth_representor_info_get; New API documented in release notes, "API Changes" section, while merging. In general we don't mention new API

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-16 Thread Thomas Monjalon
16/03/2021 20:18, Ferruh Yigit: > On 3/11/2021 1:13 PM, Xueming Li wrote: > > + # added in 21.05 > > + rte_eth_representor_info_get; > > New API documented in release notes, "API Changes" section, while merging. In general we don't mention new API in release notes. What is the intent Ferruh?

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-16 Thread Ferruh Yigit
On 3/11/2021 1:13 PM, Xueming Li wrote: The NIC can have multiple PCIe links and can be attached to multiple hosts, for example the same single NIC can be shared for multiple server units in the rack. On each PCIe link NIC can provide multiple PFs and VFs/SFs based on these ones. The full represe

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 08/10] ethdev: new API to get representor info

2021-03-11 Thread Xueming Li
The NIC can have multiple PCIe links and can be attached to multiple hosts, for example the same single NIC can be shared for multiple server units in the rack. On each PCIe link NIC can provide multiple PFs and VFs/SFs based on these ones. The full representor identifier consists of three indices