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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
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Hi Thomas,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 9:28 PM
> To: Iremonger, Bernard
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/1] ring: changes to support PCI Port
> Hotplug
>=20
> 2015-07-07 14:09, Bernard Iremonger:
> > +static struct eth_driver rte_ring_pmd =3D {
> > +	.pci_drv =3D {
>=20
> We really have to stop faking PCI.
> EAL must be changed to allow non-PCI drivers without workaround.
> A device can have no bus (virtual device) or a PCI bus or another one.
>=20
> Let's rework EAL for release 2.2 before integrating this patch.

The  fake pci _drv is already used in the pcap and null  pmds and in the or=
iginal ring driver.
Could they not all be reworked  when the EAL is changed for 2.2.
Surely we should be working with the 2.1 EAL.

Regards,

Bernard.