14/10/2021 12:44, Harman Kalra: > > > But just for understanding, as David suggested that we preserve keep > > > this flag then why not use it, have rte_malloc and malloc bits and make a > > decision. > > > Let driver has the flexibility to choose. Do you see any harm in this? > > > > Which flag? > > In V2, I have replaced the bool arg with an 32bit flag in alloc api: > struct rte_intr_handle *rte_intr_instance_alloc(uint32_t flags); > > Declared some flags which can be passed by the consumer > /** Interrupt instance allocation flags > * @see rte_intr_instance_alloc > */ > /** Allocate interrupt instance from traditional heap */ > #define RTE_INTR_ALLOC_TRAD_HEAP 0x00000000 > /** Allocate interrupt instance using DPDK memory management APIs */ > #define RTE_INTR_ALLOC_DPDK_ALLOCATOR 0x00000001 > > As a future enhancement, if more options to the allocation is required by > user, > new flags can be added.
I am not sure we need such flag.
