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SubjectRe: vDPA: explain in Kconfig what vDPA is, capitalise it consistenly
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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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