> -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:11 PM > To: Mcnamara, John <[email protected]>; Santosh Shukla > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Octeontx doc misc > > 20/10/2017 18:07, Mcnamara, John: > > From: Santosh Shukla [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Patch 1: Introduce platform/ entry in guide. That has information > > > about platform drivers. ( As per discussion[1]) Patch 2: Introduce > > > mempool/ entry in guide. (Refer discussion[1]) Patch 3: Misc Fix for > > > nic/octeontx.rst > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I may be missing context from other patches/emails but what is a > Platform Device Driver? > > The idea is to add a guide for platforms (x86, Power8, DPAA, DPAA2, > ThunderX, OcteonTX, Armada). > We could move the x86 tuning from the QSG to this platform guide. > For the SoCs, it is also a good way to reference docs for the drivers > related to the platform.
Ok. Seems like a good idea. But should it be called something like "Platform Specific Guides"? John
