2017-03-29 10:36, Olivier Matz: > This patchset introduces a new ethdev API: > - rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status() > - rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status() > > The Rx API is aims to replace rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done() which > does almost the same, but does not differentiate the case of a > descriptor used by the driver (not returned to the hw). > > The usage of these functions can be: > - on Rx, anticipate that the cpu is not fast enough to process > all incoming packets, and take dispositions to solve the > problem (add more cpus, drop specific packets, ...) > - on Tx, detect that the link is overloaded, and take dispositions > to solve the problem (notify flow control, drop specific > packets) > > The patchset updates ixgbe, i40e, e1000, mlx5. > The other drivers that implement the descriptor_done() API are > fm10k, sfc, virtio. They are not updated. > If the new API is accepted, the descriptor_done() can be deprecated, > and examples/l3fwd-power will be updated to.
Applied, thanks Next steps: - implement it in other drivers - deprecate descriptor_done API Ferruh, please, could you check with drivers maintainers? Thanks
