[dpdk-dev] Too much print of testpmd

[Lu, Wenzhuo]

Hi Gaëtan,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gaëtan Rivet [mailto:gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:05 PM
> To: Lu, Wenzhuo
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Wu, Jingjing
> Subject: Re: Too much print of testpmd
> 
> Hi Wenzhuo,
> 
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 05:10:44AM +0000, Lu, Wenzhuo wrote:
> >   Hi Gaetan,
> >
> >   When using DPDK PF + DPDK VF, there's too much print like,
> >
> >   Port 0: VF Mbox event
> >
> >
> >
> >   Seems it's not good to print every event directly. If it's necessary, is
> >   it better to redirect the output to a log file?
> >
> >   Thanks.
> >
> 
> I'm not convinced of the logfile solution. I'd like to keep it simple and
> contained. Logfile means having to provide a name, or use a default one
> with several drawbacks, and a pretty leaky design.
> 
> I will add a handle mask that will enable or disable this logging feature. The
> default mask would then enable it for LSC and other such sporadic events,
> while disabling it for the VF Mbox one. It will be able to be fine-tuned and
> configured at runtime by a parameter and/or testpmd command.
> 
> I'll propose it soon.
Agree. Log file may be too heavy. The switches for the print is good enough. 

> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Best regards
> >
> >   Wenzhuo Lu
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Gaëtan Rivet
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