[PATCH v4 1/4] fpga: dfl: reorganize to subdir layout

Wu, Hao hao.wu at intel.com
Tue Jun 15 18:05:36 PDT 2021


> On 6/15/21 1:08 AM, Wu, Hao wrote:
> >> Subject: [PATCH v4 1/4] fpga: dfl: reorganize to subdir layout
> >>
> >> From: Tom Rix <trix at redhat.com>
> >>
> >> Follow drivers/net/ethernet/ which has control configs
> >> NET_VENDOR_BLA that map to drivers/net/ethernet/bla
> >> Since fpgas do not have many vendors, drop the 'VENDOR' and use
> >> FPGA_BLA.
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > Thanks for this patch. : )
> >
> > DFL is not a vendor, but something can be shared/reused. It's possible that
> > other vendors reuse the same concepts and the drivers of DFL. If vendor
> > drivers need to be moved inside sub folders, then maybe it's better to
> > leave DFL in the parent folder?
> 
> xrt is also not a vendor, more a subdevice framework like dfl.
> 
> I am not sure what you mean by other dfl vendors can you give an example ?

It's fine, but the description here is a little confusing on vendor/framework
handling. No other vendor so far, but it's possible, DFL can be used in 
non-intel device, and related drivers can be reused as well. Then a fpga 
mgr driver depends on DFL, should be put inside dfl folder or new
vendor's subfolder?

Hao



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