OK. "communication devices" seems a good option but a little long. Will think if there is another choice. If not, will use it. Thanks.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran [mailto:jer...@marvell.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 15:54 > To: Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun...@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing...@intel.com>; > Wiles, Keith <keith.wi...@intel.com>; Liang, Cunming > <cunming.li...@intel.com>; Maslekar, Omkar <omkar.masle...@intel.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] usertools/dpdk-devbind.py: add support for > ntb > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Xiaoyun Li > > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 2:16 PM > > To: jingjing...@intel.com; keith.wi...@intel.com; > > cunming.li...@intel.com; omkar.masle...@intel.com > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun...@intel.com> > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] usertools/dpdk-devbind.py: add support > > for ntb > > > > In order to allow binding/unbinding of devices for use by the > > ntb_rawdev, we need to update the devbind script to add a new class of > > device, and add device ids for the specific HW instances. And only > > support skx platform right now. > > > > Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun...@intel.com> > > --- > > usertools/dpdk-devbind.py | 9 +++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py > > index > > 9e79f0d28..470869ff3 100755 > > --- a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py > > +++ b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py > > @@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ > > octeontx2_npa = {'Class': '08', 'Vendor': '177d', 'Device': 'a0fb,a0fc', > > 'SVendor': None, 'SDevice': None} > > > > +intel_ntb_skx = {'Class': '06', 'Vendor': '8086', 'Device': '201c', > > + 'SVendor': None, 'SDevice': None} > > + > > network_devices = [network_class, cavium_pkx, avp_vnic, ifpga_class] > > crypto_devices = [encryption_class, intel_processor_class] > > eventdev_devices = [cavium_sso, cavium_tim, octeontx2_sso] > > mempool_devices = [cavium_fpa, octeontx2_npa] compress_devices = > > [cavium_zip] > > +ntb_devices = [intel_ntb_skx] > > > > # global dict ethernet devices present. Dictionary indexed by PCI address. > > # Each device within this is itself a dictionary of device properties > > @@ -595,6 > > +599,9 @@ def show_status(): > > if status_dev == "compress" or status_dev == "all": > > show_device_status(compress_devices , "Compress") > > > > + if status_dev == "ntb" or status_dev == "all": > > + show_device_status(ntb_devices , "NTB") > > > Please change ntb to some generic name. it look like it is the product name, > does not reflect the device type. How about, "communication devices" or any > generic name appropriate for ntb.
