> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wiles, Keith
> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:36 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.anan...@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kvargs: return error if key not find in kvlist
>
>
> > On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:53 AM, Ananyev, Konstantin
> > <konstantin.anan...@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Keith Wiles
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:30 PM
> >> To: dev@dpdk.org
> >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kvargs: return error if key not find in kvlist
> >>
> >> rte_kvargs_process() should return error if the key
> >> is not found in the kvlist or kvlist is NULL.
> >
> > Looks like an API breakage for me…
>
> To me it is not an ABI breakage only fixing the routine to return the correct
> status.
>
> > Could you probably explain why do you think it is necessary?
>
> For the no key found surely seems like an error to me,
Not necessary, it could be an optional one.
> but I guess you can always require someone to call the rte_kvargs_count() API
> first
Yep.
> which is not stated any place.
>
> As for the kvlist being null that is an error IMO and returning success is
> not valid.
>
> But to save a huge discussion I rejected the patch in patchwork for now.
Ok.
Konstantin
>
> > Konstantin
> >
> >>
> >> Minor documentation changes and update for when an
> >> error is returned.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wi...@intel.com>
> >> ---
> >> lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.c | 7 ++++---
> >> lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.h | 7 ++++---
> >> 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.c
> >> b/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.c
> >> index 854ac83f5..c8e8f4b28 100755
> >> --- a/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.c
> >> +++ b/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.c
> >> @@ -158,16 +158,17 @@ rte_kvargs_process(const struct rte_kvargs *kvlist,
> >> void *opaque_arg)
> >> {
> >> const struct rte_kvargs_pair *pair;
> >> - unsigned i;
> >> + unsigned int i, found = 0;
> >>
> >> for (i = 0; i < kvlist->count; i++) {
> >> pair = &kvlist->pairs[i];
> >> - if (key_match == NULL || strcmp(pair->key, key_match) == 0) {
> >> + if (!key_match || strcmp(pair->key, key_match) == 0) {
> >> + found++;
> >> if ((*handler)(pair->key, pair->value, opaque_arg) < 0)
> >> return -1;
> >> }
> >> }
> >> - return 0;
> >> + return (!found) ? -1 : 0;
> >> }
> >>
> >> /* free the rte_kvargs structure */
> >> diff --git a/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.h
> >> b/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.h
> >> index 5821c726a..260d4db5b 100755
> >> --- a/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.h
> >> +++ b/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs.h
> >> @@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ void rte_kvargs_free(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist);
> >> * Call a handler function for each key/value matching the key
> >> *
> >> * For each key/value association that matches the given key, calls the
> >> - * handler function with the for a given arg_name passing the value on the
> >> + * handler function with the given arg_name passing the value in the
> >> * dictionary for that key and a given extra argument. If *kvlist* is NULL
> >> - * function does nothing.
> >> + * function does nothing and returns error.
> >> *
> >> * @param kvlist
> >> * The rte_kvargs structure
> >> @@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ void rte_kvargs_free(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist);
> >> *
> >> * @return
> >> * - 0 on success
> >> - * - Negative on error
> >> + * - Negative on error or
> >> + * if *key_match* does not match an entry in *kvlist*
> >> */
> >> int rte_kvargs_process(const struct rte_kvargs *kvlist,
> >> const char *key_match, arg_handler_t handler, void *opaque_arg);
> >> --
> >> 2.11.0
> >
>
> Regards,
> Keith
