[PATCH 08/11] examples: convert to normal control threads

[Thomas Monjalon]

Calls to rte_ctrl_thread_create() are replaced with
rte_thread_create_control().

In vhost_blk, the control thread is not forced
to be scheduled on core 0 anymore.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
---
 examples/vhost/main.c          |  9 +++++----
 examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c | 21 ++++++---------------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 9ff2c1f31b..ce5c1efddf 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <rte_pause.h>
 #include <rte_dmadev.h>
 #include <rte_vhost_async.h>
+#include <rte_thread.h>
 
 #include "main.h"
 
@@ -1807,7 +1808,7 @@ static const struct rte_vhost_device_ops 
virtio_net_device_ops =
  * This is a thread will wake up after a period to print stats if the user has
  * enabled them.
  */
-static void *
+static uint32_t
 print_stats(__rte_unused void *arg)
 {
        struct vhost_dev *vdev;
@@ -1852,7 +1853,7 @@ print_stats(__rte_unused void *arg)
                fflush(stdout);
        }
 
-       return NULL;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1907,7 +1908,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
        unsigned nb_ports, valid_num_ports;
        int ret, i;
        uint16_t portid;
-       static pthread_t tid;
+       rte_thread_t tid;
        uint64_t flags = RTE_VHOST_USER_NET_COMPLIANT_OL_FLAGS;
 
        signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
@@ -1986,7 +1987,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
        /* Enable stats if the user option is set. */
        if (enable_stats) {
-               ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-stat", NULL,
+               ret = rte_thread_create_control(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-stat",
                                        print_stats, NULL);
                if (ret < 0)
                        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
diff --git a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
index 45699eb0b3..376f7b89a7 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #endif
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <sched.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -529,12 +527,10 @@ process_vq(struct vhost_blk_queue *vq)
        }
 }
 
-static void *
+static uint32_t
 ctrlr_worker(void *arg)
 {
        struct vhost_blk_ctrlr *ctrlr = (struct vhost_blk_ctrlr *)arg;
-       cpu_set_t cpuset;
-       pthread_t thread;
        int i;
 
        fprintf(stdout, "Ctrlr Worker Thread start\n");
@@ -546,11 +542,6 @@ ctrlr_worker(void *arg)
                exit(0);
        }
 
-       thread = pthread_self();
-       CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
-       CPU_SET(0, &cpuset);
-       pthread_setaffinity_np(thread, sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
-
        for (i = 0; i < NUM_OF_BLK_QUEUES; i++)
                submit_inflight_vq(&ctrlr->queues[i]);
 
@@ -560,7 +551,7 @@ ctrlr_worker(void *arg)
 
        fprintf(stdout, "Ctrlr Worker Thread Exiting\n");
        sem_post(&exit_sem);
-       return NULL;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -605,7 +596,7 @@ new_device(int vid)
        struct vhost_blk_queue *vq;
        char path[PATH_MAX];
        uint64_t features, protocol_features;
-       pthread_t tid;
+       rte_thread_t tid;
        int i, ret;
        bool packed_ring, inflight_shmfd;
 
@@ -686,15 +677,15 @@ new_device(int vid)
        /* start polling vring */
        worker_thread_status = WORKER_STATE_START;
        fprintf(stdout, "New Device %s, Device ID %d\n", path, vid);
-       if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-blk", NULL,
-                                  &ctrlr_worker, ctrlr) != 0) {
+       if (rte_thread_create_control(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-blk",
+                       &ctrlr_worker, ctrlr) != 0) {
                fprintf(stderr, "Worker Thread Started Failed\n");
                return -1;
        }
 
        /* device has been started */
        ctrlr->started = 1;
-       pthread_detach(tid);
+       rte_thread_detach(tid);
        return 0;
 }
 
-- 
2.42.0