> -----Original Message----- > From: Tetsuya Mukawa [mailto:mukawa at igel.co.jp] > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 4:14 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Cc: Qiu, Michael; Iremonger, Bernard; Tetsuya Mukawa > Subject: [PATCH v8 07/14] ethdev: Add functions that will be used by port > hotplug functions > > The patch adds following functions. > > - rte_eth_dev_save() > The function is used for saving current rte_eth_dev structures. > - rte_eth_dev_get_changed_port() > The function receives the rte_eth_dev structures, then compare > these with current values to know which port is actually > attached or detached. > - rte_eth_dev_get_addr_by_port() > The function returns a pci address of an ethdev specified by port > identifier. > - rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_addr() > The function returns a port identifier of an ethdev specified by > pci address. > - rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port() > The function returns a unique identifier name of an ethdev > specified by port identifier. > - Add rte_eth_dev_check_detachable() > The function returns whether a PMD supports detach function. > > Also, the patch changes scope of rte_eth_dev_allocated() to global. > This function will be called by virtual PMDs to support port hotplug. > So change scope of the function to global. > > v8: > - Add size parameter to rte_eth_dev_save(). > - Add missing symbol in version map. > (Thanks to Qiu, Michael and Iremonger, Bernard) > v7: > - Add pt_driver checking to rte_eth_dev_check_detachable(). > (Thanks to Qiu, Michael) > v5: > - Fix return value of below functions. > rte_eth_dev_get_changed_port(). > rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_addr(). > v4: > - Add parameter checking. > v3: > - Fix if-condition bug while comparing pci addresses. > - Add error checking codes. > Reported-by: Mark Enright <menrigh at brocade.com> > > Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa at igel.co.jp>
Acked-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>
