Hi, yigit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:26 AM
> To: Zhao1, Wei <wei.zh...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/18] net/ixgbe: store SYN filter
>
> On 12/22/2016 9:48 AM, Zhao1, Wei wrote:
> > Hi, Yigit
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:56 AM
> >> To: Zhao1, Wei <wei.zh...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> >> Cc: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/18] net/ixgbe: store SYN filter
> >>
> >> On 12/2/2016 10:42 AM, Wei Zhao wrote:
> >>> From: wei zhao1 <wei.zh...@intel.com>
> >>>
> >>> Add support for storing SYN filter in SW.
> >>
> >> Do you think does it makes more clear to refer as TCP SYN filter? Or
> >> SYN filter is clear enough?
> >>
> >
> > Ok, I will change to " TCP SYN filter " to make it more clear
> >
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo...@intel.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: wei zhao1 <wei.zh...@intel.com>
> >>
> >> Can you please update sign-off to your actual name?
> >>
> >
> > Ok, I will change to " Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zh...@intel.com>"
> >
> >>> ---
> >>> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 12 ++++++++++--
> >>> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h | 2 ++
> >>> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >>> b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >>> index edc9b22..7f10cca 100644
> >>> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> >>> @@ -1287,6 +1287,8 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev
> *eth_dev)
> >>> memset(filter_info->fivetuple_mask, 0,
> >>> sizeof(uint32_t) * IXGBE_5TUPLE_ARRAY_SIZE);
> >>>
> >>> + /* initialize SYN filter */
> >>> + filter_info->syn_info = 0;
> >>
> >> can it be an option to memset all filter_info? (and of course move
> >> list init after memset)
> >>
> >
> > Maybe, change to the following code?
> >
> > memset(filter_info, 0, sizeof(struct ixgbe_filter_info));
> > TAILQ_INIT(&filter_info->fivetuple_list);
> >
> > But that wiil mix /* initialize ether type filter */ and /* initialize
> > 5tuple filter list */ two process together, Because struct
> > ixgbe_filter_info
> store two type info of ether and 5tuple.
>
> I see filter info consist of different filter types, but as far as I can see
> they are
> not used before this memset, so what is the problem of cleaning all struct?
>
> Currently memset a sub-set of struct, and assigns zero to other field
> explicitly,
> and rest remains undefined and unused. I am suggesting memset whole
> structure and get rid of zero assignment.
>
Ok, do as your suggestion in v3.
> > So, not to change ?
> >
> > struct ixgbe_filter_info {
> > uint8_t ethertype_mask; /* Bit mask for every used ethertype filter
> */
> > /* store used ethertype filters*/
> > struct ixgbe_ethertype_filter
> ethertype_filters[IXGBE_MAX_ETQF_FILTERS];
> > /* Bit mask for every used 5tuple filter */
> > uint32_t fivetuple_mask[IXGBE_5TUPLE_ARRAY_SIZE];
> > struct ixgbe_5tuple_filter_list fivetuple_list;
> > /* store the SYN filter info */
> > uint32_t syn_info;
> > };
> >
> >
> <...>
