> On May 17, 2017, at 4:28 AM, Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote: > > OK to register CPU needs for services (including interrupts processing). > > Then we could take this opportunity to review how threads are managed. > We will have three types of cores: > - not used > - reserved for services > - used for polling / application processing > It is fine to reserve/define CPU from DPDK point of view. > > Then DPDK launch threads on cores. Maybe we should allow the application > to choose how threads are launched and managed. > Keith was talking about a plugin approach for thread management I think. Thomas, So, not to hijack this thread or maybe I misunderstood your comment I changed the subject.
Maybe we can look at the plugin model for a DPDK threading model to allow someone to use their own threading solution. Is this required or just another enhancement? Regards, Keith
