Hi Rami,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rami Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:37 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <[email protected]>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> <[email protected]>;
> [email protected]; Mcnamara, John <[email protected]>; Kovacevic,
> Marko
> <[email protected]>; Rami Rosen <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add guideines for initial PMD submission
>
> This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos
> against which a new PMD should be prepared; for new network ethernet
> PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs
> it should be dpdk-next-crypto. Though this may seem obvious, it
> is not mentioned in DPDK documentation.
>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Rami Rosen <[email protected]>
> ---
> doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> index d8404e623..4dde8e724 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> @@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ Make your planned changes in the cloned ``dpdk`` repo.
> Here are some
> guidelines
>
> * If you add new files or directories you should add your name to the
> ``MAINTAINERS`` file.
>
> +* If you add a new network PMD you should prepare the initial submission
> against dpdk-next-net repo.
> +
> +* If you add a new crypto PMD you should prepare the initial submission
> against dpdk-next-crypto repo.
[Fiona] Good idea to add this patch. However despite the name crypto is actual
broader.... so maybe
"If you add a new crypto or compression PMD.... "
