> -----Original Message----- > From: Zhao1, Wei > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 12:25 AM > To: Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org>; dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>; sta...@dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z > <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; 3ch...@gmail.com > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/e1000: do not error out if rx_drop_en is > set > > Acked-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zh...@intel.com>
Applied to dpdk-next-net-intel with minor change on the title to avoid check-git-log warning. Thanks Qi > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luca Boccassi [mailto:bl...@debian.org] > > Sent: Monday, October 8, 2018 10:14 PM > > To: Zhao1, Wei <wei.zh...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>; sta...@dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z > > <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; 3ch...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/e1000: do not error out if > > rx_drop_en is set > > > > On Mon, 2018-10-08 at 08:43 +0000, Zhao1, Wei wrote: > > > Hi, Luca Boccassi > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Luca Boccassi > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2018 1:26 AM > > > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > > > Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>; Luca Boccassi > > > > <bl...@debian.org>; sta...@dpdk.org > > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/e1000: do not error out if > > > > rx_drop_en is set > > > > > > > > rx_drop_en is an optimization that does nothing on single-queue > > > > devices like e1000. Do not force applications that do not care to > > > > select per- devices > > > > > > And aslo, eth_em_rx_queue_setup support set up of multiple queues > > > for EM device. > > > > > > > optimizations flags by returning an error, just log it and carry on. > > > > > > rx_drop_en is a flag to enable receive packets drop when > > > insufficient receive descriptors exist to write the packet into system > memory. > > > if we delete this parameter check protection, it may be misleading > > > some applications for this point, why does not give some requirement > > > for proper usage of this? I do not suggest for this change. > > > You can also refer to function eth_igb_rx_queue_setup(), igb device > > > support rx_drop_en set, so we do not have a such parameter check. > > > > Hi, > > > > As mentioned, because given it does nothing it's not worth aborting > > the program with an error. Logging a notice level message and carrying > > on is sufficient. > > We should try not make it harder than necessary for application > developers. > > > > > > > > > > Fixes: 805803445a02 ("e1000: support EM devices (also known as > > > > e1000/e1000e)") > > > > Cc: sta...@dpdk.org > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c | 7 ++++--- > > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c > > > > b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c index a6b3e92a6..81dc41efb 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c > > > > @@ -1416,12 +1416,13 @@ eth_em_rx_queue_setup(struct > > rte_eth_dev > > > > *dev, > > > > } > > > > > > > > /* > > > > - * EM devices don't support drop_en functionality > > > > + * EM devices don't support drop_en functionality. > > > > + * It's an optimization that does nothing on single-queue > > > > devices, > > > > + * so just log the issue and carry on. > > > > */ > > > > if (rx_conf->rx_drop_en) { > > > > - PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "drop_en functionality not > > > > supported > > > > by " > > > > + PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "drop_en functionality not > > > > supported by " > > > > "device"); > > > > - return -EINVAL; > > > > } > > > > > > > > /* Free memory prior to re-allocation if needed. */ > > > > -- > > > > 2.18.0 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > Luca Boccassi
