Hi,
2016-03-03 08:53, Simon K?gstr?m:
> Hi!
>
> On 2016-03-03 05:08, Stephen Hurd wrote:
> > Add additional ETH_LINK_SPEED_* macros for 2, 2.5, 25, and 50 Gbps links
Stephen,
you could be interested in the rework done by Marc Sune:
http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/10919/
> I realize this is a more general question, but is it really meaningful
> to have macros for all possible link speeds? We're working on a PMD
> driver with a channelized interface exposed as DPDK ports. Each channel
> can be configured with an arbitrary speed, so e.g., 1337 Mbps is also
> possible.
What is the benefit? Why not negotiate the maximum capability of the peer?
> To me, it would seem more natural to just have a number in mbits for the
> link speed.
Please jump in the thread initiated by Marc Sune months ago.
