[V3] doc: add guideines for initial PMD submission
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This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos
against which a new PMD should be prepared; for example, for new
network ethernet PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto
PMDs it should be dpdk-next-crypto. For other new PMDs, the
contributor should refer to the MAINTAINERS file. Though this may seem
obvious, it is not mentioned in DPDK documentation.
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Rami Rosen <ramirose@gmail.com>
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V3 changes:
* Fix a typo.
V2 changes:
* Fix according to feedback from Fiona Trahe and Akhil Goyal.
doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rami Rosen [mailto:ramirose@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 11:27 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Trahe, Fiona <fiona.trahe@intel.com>; akhil.goyal@nxp.com; Mcnamara,
> John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Kovacevic, Marko
> <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>; stable@dpdk.org; Rami Rosen
> <ramirose@gmail.com>
> Subject: [PATCH V3] doc: add guideines for initial PMD submission
>
> This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos against
> which a new PMD should be prepared; for example, for new network ethernet
> PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs it should be
> dpdk-next-crypto. For other new PMDs, the contributor should refer to the
> MAINTAINERS file. Though this may seem obvious, it is not mentioned in
> DPDK documentation.
>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
02/05/2019 17:59, Mcnamara, John:
> From: Rami Rosen [mailto:ramirose@gmail.com]
> >
> > This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos against
> > which a new PMD should be prepared; for example, for new network ethernet
> > PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs it should be
> > dpdk-next-crypto. For other new PMDs, the contributor should refer to the
> > MAINTAINERS file. Though this may seem obvious, it is not mentioned in
> > DPDK documentation.
> >
>
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
The MAINTAINERS file is already part of the documentation:
http://doc.dpdk.org/guides/contributing/patches.html#dpdk-maintainers
Should we add a reference to this chapter?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas@monjalon.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 9:00 PM
> To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Rami Rosen
> <ramirose@gmail.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Trahe, Fiona <fiona.trahe@intel.com>;
> akhil.goyal@nxp.com; Kovacevic, Marko <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>;
> stable@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH V3] doc: add guideines for initial PMD
> submission
>
> 02/05/2019 17:59, Mcnamara, John:
> > From: Rami Rosen [mailto:ramirose@gmail.com]
> > >
> > > This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos
> > > against which a new PMD should be prepared; for example, for new
> > > network ethernet PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto
> > > PMDs it should be dpdk-next-crypto. For other new PMDs, the
> > > contributor should refer to the MAINTAINERS file. Though this may
> > > seem obvious, it is not mentioned in DPDK documentation.
> > >
> >
> > Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
>
> The MAINTAINERS file is already part of the documentation:
> http://doc.dpdk.org/guides/contributing/patches.html#dpdk-
> maintainers
> Should we add a reference to this chapter?
I don't think there is any need to include a link. There are lots of similar
references to the `MAINTAINERS` file in the same doc section.
I think the patch is fine as it is.
John
> From: Rami Rosen [mailto:ramirose@gmail.com]
>
> > This patch for DPDK Contributor's Guidelines indicates the repos against
> > which a new PMD should be prepared; for example, for new network ethernet
> > PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs it should be
> > dpdk-next-crypto. For other new PMDs, the contributor should refer to the
> > MAINTAINERS file. Though this may seem obvious, it is not mentioned in
> > DPDK documentation.
>
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Applied
Last contribution, last commit closing the release.
Thank you Rami, you will be missed.
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ Make your planned changes in the cloned ``dpdk`` repo. Here are some guidelines
* If you add new files or directories you should add your name to the ``MAINTAINERS`` file.
+* Initial submission of new PMDs should be prepared against a corresponding repo.
+
+* Thus, for example, initial submission of a new network PMD should be prepared against dpdk-next-net repo.
+
+* Likewise, initial submission of a new crypto or compression PMD should be prepared against dpdk-next-crypto repo.
+
+* For other PMDs and more info, refer to the ``MAINTAINERS`` file.
+
* New external functions should be added to the local ``version.map`` file.
See the :doc:`Guidelines for ABI policy and versioning </contributing/versioning>`.
New external functions should also be added in alphabetical order.