Re: [vpp-dev] worker_thread creation #vpp

2018-03-15 Thread Damjan Marion
Yes, that is valid option, if no input nodes assigned to worker, he will just sleep in epoll loop. > On 15 Mar 2018, at 19:55, Bly, Mike wrote: > > updated topic based on feedback I have received. > > The current VPP code does not support dynamic worker add/remove concept. One > option was

Re: [vpp-dev] worker_thread creation #vpp

2018-03-15 Thread Damjan Marion
Currently we don't support dynamic addition/deletion of the worker threads. It can be doable, but will require some under-the-hood work > On 7 Mar 2018, at 18:53, m...@ciena.com wrote: > > Looking to confirm worker_thread creation/deletion capabilities. > ./src/vpp/conf/startup.conf descript

Re: [vpp-dev] worker_thread creation #vpp

2018-03-15 Thread Bly, Mike
updated topic based on feedback I have received. The current VPP code does not support dynamic worker add/remove concept. One option was to create a pool up front and "use" them as the workload changes. It will be interesting to see if anyone takes up this concept as an enhancement in the near

[vpp-dev] worker_thread creation #vpp

2018-03-07 Thread mbly
Looking to confirm worker_thread creation/deletion capabilities. ./src/vpp/conf/startup.conf descriptions suggest we must define the number of worker_threads up front. I am looking to understand if that is correct, or if we can add/remove worker_threads from a live system over time as workloads