[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: call rxtx callbacks in the order they were added

[John McNamara]

Change the order that user supplied RX and TX callbacks are called
to the order that they were added (fifo).

The previous calling order was the reverse of this (lifo) and was
counter intuitive for users.

Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
---
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index b79e5f7..ddf3658 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -3179,8 +3179,20 @@ rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	cb->fn.rx = fn;
 	cb->param = user_param;
-	cb->next = rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
-	rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+
+	/* Add the callbacks in fifo order. */
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *tail =
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+
+	if (!tail) {
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+
+	} else {
+		while (tail->next)
+			tail = tail->next;
+		tail->next = cb;
+	}
+
 	return cb;
 }
 
@@ -3208,8 +3220,20 @@ rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	cb->fn.tx = fn;
 	cb->param = user_param;
-	cb->next = rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
-	rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+
+	/* Add the callbacks in fifo order. */
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *tail =
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+
+	if (!tail) {
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+
+	} else {
+		while (tail->next)
+			tail = tail->next;
+		tail->next = cb;
+	}
+
 	return cb;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 79bde89..f5b3069 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -3538,6 +3538,8 @@ int rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
  * that can be used to later remove the callback using
  * rte_eth_remove_rx_callback().
  *
+ * Multiple functions are called in the order that they are added.
+ *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @param queue_id
@@ -3563,6 +3565,8 @@ void *rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  * that can be used to later remove the callback using
  * rte_eth_remove_tx_callback().
  *
+ * Multiple functions are called in the order that they are added.
+ *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @param queue_id
-- 
1.8.1.4

Change suggested by this thread:

    http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-July/020749.html