On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 09:58:25AM +0100, Mattias Rönnblom wrote:
> On 2024-01-31 15:09, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 10:18:53AM +0100, Mattias Rönnblom wrote:
> > > On 2024-01-19 18:43, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > > > Update the device capability docs, to:
> > > > 
> > > > * include more cross-references
> > > > * split longer text into paragraphs, in most cases with each flag having
> > > >     a single-line summary at the start of the doc block
> > > > * general comment rewording and clarification as appropriate
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >    lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.h | 130 
> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> > > >    1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > <snip>
> > > >     * If this capability is not set, the queue only supports events of 
> > > > the
> > > > - *  *RTE_SCHED_TYPE_* type that it was created with.
> > > > + * *RTE_SCHED_TYPE_* type that it was created with.
> > > > + * Any events of other types scheduled to the queue will handled in an
> > > > + * implementation-dependent manner. They may be dropped by the
> > > > + * event device, or enqueued with the scheduling type adjusted to the
> > > > + * correct/supported value.
> > > 
> > > Having the application setting sched_type when it was already set on a the
> > > level of the queue never made sense to me.
> > > 
> > > I can't see any reasons why this field shouldn't be ignored by the event
> > > device on non-RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_ALL_TYPES queues.
> > > 
> > > If the behavior is indeed undefined, I think it's better to just say
> > > "undefined" rather than the above speculation.
> > > 
> > 
> > Updating in v3 to just say it's undefined.
> > 
> > > >     *
> > > > - * @see RTE_SCHED_TYPE_* values
> > <snip>
> > > >    #define RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_QUEUE_ATTR (1ULL << 11)
> > > >    /**< Event device is capable of changing the queue attributes at 
> > > > runtime i.e
> > > > - * after rte_event_queue_setup() or rte_event_start() call sequence. 
> > > > If this
> > > > - * flag is not set, eventdev queue attributes can only be configured 
> > > > during
> > > > + * after rte_event_queue_setup() or rte_event_dev_start() call 
> > > > sequence.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * If this flag is not set, eventdev queue attributes can only be 
> > > > configured during
> > > >     * rte_event_queue_setup().
> > > 
> > > "event queue" or just "queue".
> > > 
> > Ack.
> > 
> > > > + *
> > > > + * @see rte_event_queue_setup
> > > >     */
> > > >    #define RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_PROFILE_LINK (1ULL << 12)
> > > > -/**< Event device is capable of supporting multiple link profiles per 
> > > > event port
> > > > - * i.e., the value of `rte_event_dev_info::max_profiles_per_port` is 
> > > > greater
> > > > - * than one.
> > > > +/**< Event device is capable of supporting multiple link profiles per 
> > > > event port.
> > > > + *
> > > > + *
> > > > + * When set, the value of `rte_event_dev_info::max_profiles_per_port` 
> > > > is greater
> > > > + * than one, and multiple profiles may be configured and then switched 
> > > > at runtime.
> > > > + * If not set, only a single profile may be configured, which may 
> > > > itself be
> > > > + * runtime adjustable (if @ref RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK is 
> > > > set).
> > > > + *
> > > > + * @see rte_event_port_profile_links_set 
> > > > rte_event_port_profile_links_get
> > > > + * @see rte_event_port_profile_switch
> > > > + * @see RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK
> > > >     */
> > > >    /* Event device priority levels */
> > > >    #define RTE_EVENT_DEV_PRIORITY_HIGHEST   0
> > > > -/**< Highest priority expressed across eventdev subsystem
> > > > +/**< Highest priority expressed across eventdev subsystem.
> > > 
> > > "The highest priority an event device may support."
> > > or
> > > "The highest priority any event device may support."
> > > 
> > > Maybe this is a further improvement, beyond punctuation? "across eventdev
> > > subsystem" sounds awkward.
> > > 
> > 
> > Still not very clear. Talking about device support implies that its
> > possible some devices may not support it. How about:
> >  > "highest priority level for events and queues".
> > 
> 
> Sounds good. I guess it's totally, 100% obvious highest means most urgent?
> 
> Otherwise, "highest (i.e., most urgent) priority level for events queues"

I think it's clear enough that highest priority is most urgent.

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