[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] eventdev: introduce event driven programming model

Richardson, Bruce bruce.richardson at intel.com
Fri Nov 25 13:09:59 CET 2016



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Van Haaren, Harry
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 11:59 AM
> To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>;
> hemant.agrawal at nxp.com; Eads, Gage <gage.eads at intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] eventdev: introduce event driven
> programming model
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> > From: Jerin Jacob [mailto:jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2016 12:24 AM
> > To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com>
> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>; Van
> > Haaren, Harry <harry.van.haaren at intel.com>; hemant.agrawal at nxp.com;
> > Eads, Gage <gage.eads at intel.com>
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] eventdev: introduce event driven
> > programming model
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 04:35:56PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > > 2016-11-24 07:29, Jerin Jacob:
> > > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 07:39:09PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > > > > 2016-11-18 11:14, Jerin Jacob:
>
> > > > > > +#define RTE_EVENT_TYPE_ETHDEV           0x0
> > > > > > +/**< The event generated from ethdev subsystem */
> > > > > > +#define RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV        0x1
> > > > > > +/**< The event generated from crypodev subsystem */
> > > > > > +#define RTE_EVENT_TYPE_TIMERDEV         0x2
> > > > > > +/**< The event generated from timerdev subsystem */
> > > > > > +#define RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CORE             0x3
> > > > > > +/**< The event generated from core.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is core?
> > > >
> > > > The event are generated by lcore for pipeling. Any suggestion for
> > > > better name? lcore?
> > >
> > > What about CPU or SW?
> >
> > No strong opinion here. I will go with CPU then
> 
> 
> +1 for CPU (as SW is the software PMD name).
> 

Fine, I'm outvoted. I'll learn to live with it. :-)

/Bruce


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