Hi, Andriy I don't think this is a bug. Return errors when configure an invalid max_rx_pkt_len is suitable for this generic API. rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_queue, uint16_t nb_tx_queue, const struct rte_eth_conf *eth_conf) is used to configure an Ethernet device as eth_conf demand. It's not suitable to give a default value in this function.
BRs, Qiming > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Andriy > Berestovskyy > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 7:52 PM > To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monja...@6wind.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] ether: use a default for max Rx frame size in > configure() > > At the moment behaves inconsistent: > - for normal frames: out of range max_rx_pkt_len uses a default > - for jumbo frames: out of range max_rx_pkt_len gives an error > > This patch fixes this inconsistency by using a default value for > max_rx_pkt_len both for normal and jumbo frames. > > Signed-off-by: Andriy Berestovskyy > <andriy.berestovs...@caviumnetworks.com> > --- > > Notes: > v2 changes: > - reword the commit title according to the check-git-log.sh > > lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c | 20 +++++--------------- > lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h | 6 +++++- > 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c > index eb0a94a..f560051 100644 > --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c > +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c > @@ -856,21 +856,11 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t > nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q, > * length is supported by the configured device. > */ > if (dev_conf->rxmode.jumbo_frame == 1) { > - if (dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len > > - dev_info.max_rx_pktlen) { > - RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d > max_rx_pkt_len %u" > - " > max valid value %u\n", > - port_id, > - (unsigned)dev_conf- > >rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len, > - (unsigned)dev_info.max_rx_pktlen); > - return -EINVAL; > - } else if (dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len < > ETHER_MIN_LEN) { > - RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d > max_rx_pkt_len %u" > - " < min valid value %u\n", > - port_id, > - (unsigned)dev_conf- > >rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len, > - (unsigned)ETHER_MIN_LEN); > - return -EINVAL; > + if (dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len > > dev_info.max_rx_pktlen || > + dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len < > ETHER_MIN_LEN) { > + /* Use maximum frame size the NIC supports */ > + dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len = > + > dev_info.max_rx_pktlen; > } > } else { > if (dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len < ETHER_MIN_LEN > || diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h > index 4be217c..2adfd77 100644 > --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h > +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h > @@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ enum rte_eth_tx_mq_mode { struct > rte_eth_rxmode { > /** The multi-queue packet distribution mode to be used, e.g. RSS. > */ > enum rte_eth_rx_mq_mode mq_mode; > - uint32_t max_rx_pkt_len; /**< Only used if jumbo_frame enabled. > */ > + /** > + * Desired maximum RX frame size. Too short or too long size will be > + * substituted by a default value. > + */ > + uint32_t max_rx_pkt_len; > uint16_t split_hdr_size; /**< hdr buf size (header_split enabled).*/ > __extension__ > uint16_t header_split : 1, /**< Header Split enable. */ > -- > 2.7.4