> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Alex Wang > Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 8:59 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Cc: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>; Alex Wang > <alex at awakenetworks.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2 v3] kni: add documentation for the mempool > capacity > > From: Alex Wang <alex at awakenetworks.com> > > Function like 'rte_kni_rx_burst()' keeps allocating 'MAX_MBUF_BURST_NUM' > mbufs to kni fifo queue unless the queue's capacity > ('KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX') is reached. So, if the mempool is under- > provisioned, user may run into "Out of Memory" logs from KNI code. > This commit documents the need to provision mempool capacity of more than > "2 x KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX" for each KNI interface. > > Signed-off-by: Alex Wang <alex at awakenetworks.com> > Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
