[dpdk-dev] Pktgen rate issue

Iñaki Murillo inaki.murilloa at ehu.eus
Thu Apr 21 16:22:12 CEST 2016


Hello Keith,

I have done a patch to the pktgen, but I not sure how to submit it. I 
would be very grateful if you give me some advice on how to contribute.

Thank you,

     Iñaki Murillo

El 12/04/16 a las 14:55, Wiles, Keith escribió:
>> Hello
>>
>> I have been using pktgen for a while and I released that there is no
>> possibility to set a rate between  two whole numbers.
>>
>>   I looked up the source code and I found out that the rate is stored in
>> a uint8_t. So, I made a quick-and-dirty change just to check if it is
>> possible to get a speed between two hole numbers. It seemed to work
>> properly.
>>
>>   Is there a reason to use an uint8_t instead of a float, for example?
> The uint8_t was easier then using floats :-)
>
> If you have a patch for this change please send it along and I will look at adding the support.
>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Iñaki Murillo
>>
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>
>
>
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