Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] add rte ring reset api and use it to flush a ring by hash

[Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)]

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> Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 0/3] add rte ring reset api and use it to flush a ring 
> by
> hash
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> >
> > 02/01/2019 01:55, Gavin Hu:
> > > V4: Include the ring perf test case enhancement patch in the series.
> This change is not related to this patch. Should be a separate patch?
I included it in this patch set to avoid patches scattering here and there, 
Anyway I updated the title of the cover letter to reflect this.
> There were comments provided:
> http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2018-December/121893.html
> http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2018-December/122157.html
> 
> Do you plan to address these?
One was addressed in v4 and the other was address in new v5. Thanks!
> 
> > >
> > > V3: Allow experimental API for meson build
> > >
> > > V2: Fix the coding style issue(commit message line too long)
> > >
> > > V1: To flush a ring not in use, dequeue one by one is wasting cpu cycles.
> > > The patch is to just resetting the head and tail indices to save cpu
> > > cycle.
> >
> > It is too late for adding this API in 19.02, but we should review and give
> > opinion, so it will be ready to integrate in early February.
> >