Hi Rami,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Rami Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:37 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> <pablo.de.lara.gua...@intel.com>;
> akhil.go...@nxp.com; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; Kovacevic,
> Marko
> <marko.kovace...@intel.com>; Rami Rosen <ramir...@gmail.com>; sta...@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] 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 new network ethernet
> PMDs it should be dpdk-next-net, and for new crypto PMDs
> it should be dpdk-next-crypto. Though this may seem obvious, it
> is not mentioned in DPDK documentation.
>
> Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
> Signed-off-by: Rami Rosen <ramir...@gmail.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> index d8404e623..4dde8e724 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
> @@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ 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.
>
> +* If you add a new network PMD you should prepare the initial submission
> against dpdk-next-net repo.
> +
> +* If you add a new crypto PMD you should prepare the initial submission
> against dpdk-next-crypto repo.
[Fiona] Good idea to add this patch. However despite the name crypto is actual
broader.... so maybe
"If you add a new crypto or compression PMD.... "
