On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 10:28:59AM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > Library folder name and output library name are same except a few flaws > including librte_ether. > > This library is network device abstraction layer, the name "ethdev" fits > better than "ether", and library & header files already named as ethdev. > > Also there is a rte_ether.h in the net library which can cause confusion. > > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com> > --- > Not sure if the we are ready for this change J > > This is one the issues that the hassle of the change doesn't worth the > benefit and you may prefer to live with the flaw. > > Also a concern is this breaks the git history. > ---
I strongly support this change. The impacts should all be internal, since the installed headers and final library name are all unchanged, so I see little reason not to do this. Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com>
