>> 2. Is it safe that one >> thread will run "rte_acl_classify" when another thread tries to add new >> rules to same ctx? thanks,
>Just add new rules is safe, but applying them (calling rte_acl_build()) is not. In my case, there are two process sharing hugepage memory??struct rte_acl_ctx??, one process call 'rte_acl_build' to add and apply rule, another process call frequently 'rte_acl_classify' to match rule, does it need to add lock? if not, is there other method to implement this safely? ------------------ ???????? ------------------ ??????: "Ananyev, Konstantin";<konstantin.anan...@intel.com>; ????????: 2018??1??8??(??????) ????7:42 ??????: "????????"<1534057...@qq.com>;"dev"<dev@dpdk.org>; ????: RE: [dpdk-dev] Thread safety in rte_acl > > Hi, I have two questions : 1. Is it safe that multiple threads will run > "rte_acl_classify" in parallel (on the same ctx )? Yes. > 2. Is it safe that one > thread will run "rte_acl_classify" when another thread tries to add new > rules to same ctx? thanks, Just add new rules is safe, but applying them (calling rte_acl_build()) is not. Konstantin
