14/07/2017 18:19, Wiles, Keith: > > On Jul 6, 2017, at 4:37 PM, Keith Wiles <keith.wi...@intel.com> wrote: > > > > I use a script like this one with pktgen and wanted to see if DPDK > > would be interested in this application. > > > > The following script adds support for executing applications using > > a configuration file. The configuration file is formatted as a > > python data file to be loaded by the run.py script. > > > > Inside the configuration 'default.cfg' is the command line arguments > > needed to execute the application. Any number of configuration files > > are allows for a single application for different execution. Normally > > the configuration file can be in the application or example directory > > or placed in a RTE_SDK/cfg directory. > > > > The configuration file contains information about setup of the system > > and how to run the application. The run.py script can setup the system > > and/or execute the application with a simple command. > > > > ./run.py -s default # for setup > > ./run.py default # to execute the application. > > > > I am not a great Python coder and any suggestions/patches would be great. > > No comments on this RFC, should I submit a normal patch?
I have not reviewed the script. I have just a comment about the scope of the project, as usual ;) I am a bit worried about adding some application facilities which may disturb library development focus of the project. An open discussion would be useful on this topic, so opinions (or +1/-1) are welcome!
