Re: vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly
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From: Jason Wang <hidden>
Date: 2021-03-22 03:07:41
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在 2021/3/22 上午12:34, Pavel Machek 写道:
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Not everyone knows what vDPA stands for, explain it in Kconfig. Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek (CIP) <redacted>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
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+ (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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