[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 3/8] option: add usage string

[Gaetan Rivet]

Add a usage string field in rte_option, allowing to display
help to the user and describe which options are currently available.

Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.ri...@6wind.com>
---
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c |  1 +
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h        |  7 +++++++
 lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_option.h |  1 +
 lib/librte_eal/common/rte_option.c         | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c       |  1 +
 5 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c 
b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
index 6e3a83b98..e096ac896 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
@@ -1494,4 +1494,5 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
               "  --"OPT_NO_HPET"           Disable HPET\n"
               "  --"OPT_NO_SHCONF"         No shared config (mmap'd files)\n"
               "\n", RTE_MAX_LCORE);
+       rte_option_usage();
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h 
b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 442c6dc48..50ab58385 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -370,4 +370,11 @@ rte_option_parse(const char *opt);
 void
 rte_option_init(void);
 
+/**
+ * Iterate through the registered options and show the associated
+ * usage string.
+ */
+void
+rte_option_usage(void);
+
 #endif /* _EAL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_option.h 
b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_option.h
index 8957b970c..bbcc6cec9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_option.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_option.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef int (*rte_option_cb)(void);
 struct rte_option {
        TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_option) next; /**< Next entry in the list. */
        char *opt_str;             /**< The option name. */
+       const char *usage; /**< Option summary string. */
        rte_option_cb cb;          /**< Function called when option is used. */
        int enabled;               /**< Set when the option is used. */
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_option.c 
b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_option.c
index 9e233f7d2..2ed74873b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_option.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_option.c
@@ -61,3 +61,20 @@ rte_option_init(void)
                        option->cb();
        }
 }
+
+void
+rte_option_usage(void)
+{
+       struct rte_option *option;
+       int opt_count = 0;
+
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(option, &rte_option_list, next)
+               opt_count += 1;
+       if (opt_count == 0)
+               return;
+
+       printf("EAL dynamic options:\n");
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(option, &rte_option_list, next)
+               printf("  --%-*s %s\n", 17, option->opt_str, option->usage);
+       printf("\n");
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c 
b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
index 3080bb715..0ba6626c1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
@@ -1799,6 +1799,7 @@ int telemetry_log_level;
 
 static struct rte_option option = {
        .opt_str = "telemetry",
+       .usage = "Enable telemetry backend",
        .cb = &rte_telemetry_init,
        .enabled = 0
 };
-- 
2.19.1