> On 19 Sep 2019, at 07:42, Vamsi Krishna <vamsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Can the vlib_time_now api be used in worker threads? Looking at the code,
> this api does not seam to be thread safe.
> But there are a few places where it is used in nodes that do packet
> processing. For example in nat, cdp and few other places.
>
> Found the following thread where it is mentioned that NAT code should be
> rewritten.
> https://lists.fd.io/g/vpp-dev/topic/28792277#11683
> <https://lists.fd.io/g/vpp-dev/topic/28792277#11683>
>
> The main thread calls this api extensively. So, if a worker thread calls it
> concurrently then it can result in undefined behavior. Is that right?
> What is the recommended api to use in nodes running on worker threads for
> time keeping?
How did you come to the conclusion that it is not thread safe?
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