> > 13/07/2020 17:50, Konstantin Ananyev: > > Two new sync modes were introduced into rte_ring: > > relaxed tail sync (RTS) and head/tail sync (HTS). > > This change provides user with ability to select these > > modes for ring based mempool via mempool ops API. > > > > Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.anan...@intel.com> > > Acked-by: Gage Eads <gage.e...@intel.com> > > --- > > doc/guides/mempool/ring.rst | 10 +++ > > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 6 ++ > > drivers/mempool/ring/rte_mempool_ring.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- > > 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/mempool/ring.rst b/doc/guides/mempool/ring.rst > > index b8659c03f..9e2824070 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/mempool/ring.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/mempool/ring.rst > > @@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ and can be selected via mempool ops API: > > Underlying **rte_ring** operates in multi-thread producer, > > single-thread consumer sync mode. > > > > +- ``ring_mt_rts`` > > + > > + For underlying **rte_ring** both producer and consumer operate in > > + multi-thread Relaxed Tail Sync (RTS) mode. > > + > > +- ``ring_mt_hts`` > > + > > + For underlying **rte_ring** both producer and consumer operate in > > + multi-thread Haad-Tail Sync (HTS) mode. > > Typo Haad -> Head
Will fix. > > Please explain what these modes mean and why/when use them. > We have quite detailed explanation in ring library guide: https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/prog_guide/ring_lib.html 7.6. Producer/consumer synchronization modes So here, I put a link to ring library guide for those who need more details. I can copy&paste same text here too, but it probably not much point in such duplication.
