Got it, thanks for the clarification.

Regards,
Srikanth


On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:25 PM Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
wrote:

> 30/09/2021 18:27, Srikanth K:
> > Sure, I will follow the Windows support approach.
> >
> > Regarding the patches organization, they were arranged logically to the
> > best of my knowledge.
>
> It is not.
>
> > The approach followed is to take Linux PMD code and replace the Linux
> > dependent part with the
> > FreeBSD compatible code. All the removals are of this Linux dependent
> code.
>
> The removals are in the directory drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/
> That's simple: don't add code that you remove later.
>
> > For the same reason,
> > FreeBSD meson support is added in the last patch or otherwise Linux code
> > would break compilation
> > in FreeBSD.
>
> Simple: add only code which compiles.
>
> > The patches status is still "New" on the DPDK site, please let me know
> when
> > I can submit the next version.
>
> You can submit new versions and mark old ones as superseded.
> The full process is described in the contributing guide,
> please read it carefully.
>
>
> > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 9:50 PM Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > 29/09/2021 17:56, Srikanth K:
> > > > Hi Thomas,
> > > >
> > > > PFA the test report. It covers all the features that were tested
> across
> > > > various platforms.
> > > >
> > > > The features mentioned in the test report depend on a modified
> FreeBSD
> > > > OFED. There is an ongoing review of these changes by the FreeBSD
> > > community.
> > > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/p/vag.singh_oneconvergence.com/
> > >
> > > OK, this dependency is very important to notify in this patchset.
> > > For next version, please add it in the cover letter.
> > >
> > > The supported features (MTU, MAC, VLAN, RSS, fragments, jumbo, stats
> > > and trust mode) should be listed in the cover letter as well as
> > > in the mlx5 documentation. Please follow what was done for Windows.
> > >
> > > About the patches organization, please do not fix or remove something
> > > which was added in a previous patch. You need to have logical steps
> > > done in each patch without going backward.
> > > Please start with enabling compilation in first patch,
> > > so each step can be tested.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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