> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Michal Jastrzebski > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 11:04 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] bond: mode 4 support > > From: Pawel Wodkowski <pawelx.wodkowski at intel.com> > > v2 changes: > New version handles race issues with setting/cancelin callbacks, > fixes promiscus mode setting in mode 4 and some other minor errors in > mode 4 > implementation. > > v3 changes: > This is a rework of previous patchset. Basic functionality i the same but > contain following changes: > - use one global array of slaves instead separate instance for every bonded > device (reduce memory usage). This also allow use of port id instead of > offsetting to current active slaves. > - make mode 4 immune to partner timings standard violation. > - fix possible buffer overflow in RX function if caller provide buffer > that is less than received packets (additional slow packets). > - change/fix promiscus mode and MAC management. > - fix compiling issues on gcc version less than 4.5 > - bring API for tunig mode 4 parameters and expose mode 4 frames > structure. > - prevent console flood with warning messages if mode 4 RX/TX buffers are > full. > > test-pmd: > - add mode 4 support (force periodic TX if no packets received during 100ms > period). Some forwardning modes (ex. rx only) does not allow mode 4 > usage. > - 'port start X' - check if X is valid value > > changes not related to mode 4: > - fix memcpy() usage in bond_ethdev_tx_burst_balance() (OOM/undfined > behaviour > if TX burst fail) > > Those patches depend from Declan Doherty v5 (rebased to be aplicable on > top of > commit b6583ee402656ea86c8a3b92e009a99e13726781) patchset and rte > alarm patches.
Since Declan sent a v6 for link bonding changes, maybe it is a good idea to send another version, as v5 will not be merged. Pablo
