Re: [dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH v12 0/2] add IOVA=VA mode support

[Vamsi Krishna Attunuru]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:23 PM
> To: Vamsi Krishna Attunuru <vattun...@marvell.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran <jer...@marvell.com>; Kiran
> Kumar Kokkilagadda <kirankum...@marvell.com>; olivier.m...@6wind.com;
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> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/2] add IOVA=VA mode support
> 
> 06/11/2019 12:09, Vamsi Krishna Attunuru:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > > 05/11/2019 12:04, vattun...@marvell.com:
> > > > Vamsi Attunuru (2):
> > > >   kni: add IOVA=VA mode support
> > > >   kni: add IOVA=VA support in kernel module
> > >
> > > Should the kernel support be the first patch?
> >
> > But required variable `iova_mode` is defined in first patch currently.
> > Either one is fine to me. Please let me know  if want to put kernel support
> patch at first, I will send next version accordingly.
> >
> > >
> > > About the titles, can it be simply "support IOVA mode"?
> >
> > Yes, "support IOVA_VA mode" should be fine.
> 
> I really dislike the name IOVA_VA.
> 
> You mean support virtual IO addressing?
> 
Yes.