[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH] eal:Add new API for parsing args at rte_eal_init time

David Marchand david.marchand at 6wind.com
Thu Jun 4 16:43:04 CEST 2015


On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Wiles, Keith <keith.wiles at intel.com> wrote:

> Hi Neil and Stephen,
>
> I agree this is not saving instructions and adding performance, but of
> code clutter and providing a layered model for the developer. The
> rte_eal_init() routine still exists and I was not trying to remove that
> API only layer a convenient API for common constructs.
> >
> >Its not a bad addition, I'm just not sure its worth having to take on the
> >additional API surface to include.  I'd be more supportive if you could
> >enhance
> >the function to allow the previously mentioned before/after flexibiilty.
> >Then
> >we could just deprecate rte_eal_init as an API call entirely, and use this
> >instead.
>
> I can see we can create an API to add support for doing the applications
> args first or after, but would that even be acceptable?
>

What's the point ?
Adding stuff just for saving lines ?
Are you serious about this ?


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David Marchand


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