* vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly
@ 2021-03-21 16:34 Pavel Machek
2021-03-22 3:06 ` Jason Wang
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pavel Machek @ 2021-03-21 16:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel, Michael S. Tsirkin, Jason Wang, virtualization
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Not everyone knows what vDPA stands for, explain it in Kconfig.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek (CIP) <pavel@denx.de>
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
index ffd1e098bfd2..8cb37b3dd279 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ menuconfig VDPA
tristate "vDPA drivers"
depends on NET
help
- Enable this module to support vDPA device that uses a
- datapath which complies with virtio specifications with
- vendor specific control path.
+ Enable this module to support Virtual Data Path Acceleration
+ (vDPA) device that uses a datapath which complies with
+ virtio specifications with vendor specific control path.
if VDPA
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ config MLX5_VDPA
bool
select VHOST_IOTLB
help
- Support library for Mellanox VDPA drivers. Provides code that is
- common for all types of VDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
+ Support library for Mellanox vDPA drivers. Provides code that is
+ common for all types of vDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
net, block.
config MLX5_VDPA_NET
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config MLX5_VDPA_NET
select MLX5_VDPA
depends on MLX5_CORE
help
- VDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
+ vDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
of virtio net datapath such that descriptors put on the ring will
be executed by the hardware. It also supports a variety of stateless
offloads depending on the actual device used and firmware version.
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DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk
HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
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* Re: vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly
2021-03-21 16:34 vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly Pavel Machek
@ 2021-03-22 3:06 ` Jason Wang
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jason Wang @ 2021-03-22 3:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pavel Machek, linux-kernel, Michael S. Tsirkin, virtualization
在 2021/3/22 上午12:34, Pavel Machek 写道:
> Not everyone knows what vDPA stands for, explain it in Kconfig.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek (CIP) <pavel@denx.de>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
> index ffd1e098bfd2..8cb37b3dd279 100644
> --- a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
> @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ menuconfig VDPA
> tristate "vDPA drivers"
> depends on NET
> help
> - Enable this module to support vDPA device that uses a
> - datapath which complies with virtio specifications with
> - vendor specific control path.
> + Enable this module to support Virtual Data Path Acceleration
My understading is that "v" is short for "virtio" here.
Thanks
> + (vDPA) device that uses a datapath which complies with
> + virtio specifications with vendor specific control path.
>
> if VDPA
>
> @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ config MLX5_VDPA
> bool
> select VHOST_IOTLB
> help
> - Support library for Mellanox VDPA drivers. Provides code that is
> - common for all types of VDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
> + Support library for Mellanox vDPA drivers. Provides code that is
> + common for all types of vDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
> net, block.
>
> config MLX5_VDPA_NET
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config MLX5_VDPA_NET
> select MLX5_VDPA
> depends on MLX5_CORE
> help
> - VDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
> + vDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
> of virtio net datapath such that descriptors put on the ring will
> be executed by the hardware. It also supports a variety of stateless
> offloads depending on the actual device used and firmware version.
>
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* vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly
@ 2021-03-21 16:27 Pavel Machek
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pavel Machek @ 2021-03-21 16:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernel list
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Not everyone knows what vDPA stands for, explain it in Kconfig.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek (CIP) <pavel@denx.de>
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
index ffd1e098bfd2..8cb37b3dd279 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ menuconfig VDPA
tristate "vDPA drivers"
depends on NET
help
- Enable this module to support vDPA device that uses a
- datapath which complies with virtio specifications with
- vendor specific control path.
+ Enable this module to support Virtual Data Path Acceleration
+ (vDPA) device that uses a datapath which complies with
+ virtio specifications with vendor specific control path.
if VDPA
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ config MLX5_VDPA
bool
select VHOST_IOTLB
help
- Support library for Mellanox VDPA drivers. Provides code that is
- common for all types of VDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
+ Support library for Mellanox vDPA drivers. Provides code that is
+ common for all types of vDPA drivers. The following drivers are planned:
net, block.
config MLX5_VDPA_NET
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config MLX5_VDPA_NET
select MLX5_VDPA
depends on MLX5_CORE
help
- VDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
+ vDPA network driver for ConnectX6 and newer. Provides offloading
of virtio net datapath such that descriptors put on the ring will
be executed by the hardware. It also supports a variety of stateless
offloads depending on the actual device used and firmware version.
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DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk
HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
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