[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] kni: allow per-net instances

[Zhang, Helin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dex Chen [mailto:dex.chen at ruckuswireless.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:57 AM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Zhang, Helin; Dex Chen
> Subject: [PATCH v3] kni: allow per-net instances
> 
> There is a global variable 'device_in_use' which is used to make sure only one
> instance is using /dev/kni device. If you were using LXC, you will find there is only
> one instance of KNI example could be run even different namespaces were
> created.
> 
> In order to have /dev/kni used simultaneously in different namespaces, making
> all of global variables as per network namespace variables.
> 
> With regard to single kernel thread mode, there will be one kernel thread for
> each of network namespace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dex Chen <dex.chen at ruckuswireless.com>
Acked-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang at intel.com>

And make sure checkpatch check has been done.