2016-11-10 23:18, Wiles, Keith: > > On Nov 10, 2016, at 5:02 PM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com> > > wrote: > > 2016-11-10 16:11, Mcnamara, John: > >> The problem is that TestPMD is a bit of an outlier. It isn't a sample > >> application and it isn't really a test application despite the name (it is > >> more of a tester application). Also I don't think that it is a > >> tool/utility like the other apps in the target directory (if it is seen as > >> a tool then it should be renamed to something like dpdk-tester for > >> consistency). Testpmd also has quite a lot of documentation, more than any > >> of our other apps or utilities, which again makes it an outlier. > > > > Yes testpmd is not the same kind of tool as others. It helps for tests, > > debugging and demos. > > > > About the name, as it is packaged as part of the runtime, I think we should > > find a better name. As you said it should start with "dpdk-" and it should > > contain "net" as it does not test the crypto drivers. > > Something like dpdk-testpmd-net. > > To me the name dpdk-testpmd-net is a bit long and does testpmd really just > test PMDs. I was thinking of the name dpdk-tester is really pretty short and > descriptive IMO. Adding net or pmd to the name does not really add anything > as dpdk is kind of networking. Just my $0.04 worth.
I tend to agree. dpdk-tester is not so bad. So this application could be able to test the crypto engines?
