Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to block/allow

2020-07-13 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:06:11 +0200 David Marchand wrote: > About deprecating existing API/EAL flags in this release, this should > go through the standard deprecation process. > I would go with introducing new options + full compatibility + a > deprecation notice in the 20.08 release. > The actua

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to block/allow

2020-07-13 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:06:11 +0200 David Marchand wrote: > On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 2:01 AM Stephen Hemminger > wrote: > > > > The terms blacklist and whitelist are often seen as reminders > > of the divisions in society. Instead, use more exact terms for > > handling of which devices are used in

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to block/allow

2020-07-10 Thread David Marchand
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 2:01 AM Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > The terms blacklist and whitelist are often seen as reminders > of the divisions in society. Instead, use more exact terms for > handling of which devices are used in DPDK. > > This is a proposed change for DPDK 20.08 to replace the name

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to block/allow

2020-06-17 Thread Mcnamara, John
> -Original Message- > From: dev On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:01 AM > To: dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Stephen Hemminger > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to > block/allow > > The terms blacklist a

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/10] rename blacklist/whitelist to block/allow

2020-06-12 Thread Stephen Hemminger
The terms blacklist and whitelist are often seen as reminders of the divisions in society. Instead, use more exact terms for handling of which devices are used in DPDK. This is a proposed change for DPDK 20.08 to replace the names blacklist and whitelist in API and command lines. The first three