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> > 主题: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/2] ring: fix the misdescription of the
> > param
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 8:31 AM Feifei Wang <feifei.wa...@arm.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > When enqueue one element to the ring, the param "obj" should be the
> > > object to be added into the ring. The object is of type void*.
> >
> > I understand void * as a pointer to an object you don't know the type of.
> > I would keep the current description.
> >
> Sorry for my commit message cannot express my view clearly.
> Following is my supplementary explanation of this:
>
> First, the APIs to be changed are:
> 1. rte_ring_mp_enqueue
> 2. rte_ring_sp_enqueue
> 3. rte_ring_enqueue
>
> Second, Let's use an example to explain this:
> 1. We call API in form: rte_ring_enqueue(r, obj).
> 2. Current function header indicates that we will have ring[idx] = *obj.
When you say function header, I am assuming you are talking about the
documentation. IMO, the current documentation does not convey any details of
the implementation. It is talking about what is expected from the user.
> 3. However, this is not the case, what we eventually have is: ring[idx] = obj.
>
> So I think the current function header is misleading or maybe the
> implementation of above three functions need to be changed.
>
> > Honnappa, Konstantin, Olivier ?
> >
> > >
> > > Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> > > Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Feifei Wang <feifei.wa...@arm.com>
> > > Reviewed-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.w...@arm.com>
> > > ---
> > > lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h | 6 +++---
> > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
> > > index da17ed6d7..418536b61 100644
> > > --- a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
> > > +++ b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring.h
> > > @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ rte_ring_enqueue_bulk(struct rte_ring *r, void *
> > const *obj_table,
> > > * @param r
> > > * A pointer to the ring structure.
> > > * @param obj
> > > - * A pointer to the object to be added.
> > > + * A pointer (object) to be added.
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Marchand
>
