[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] net/tap: add speed capabilities

[Pascal Mazon]

On Thu, 9 Mar 2017 16:05:47 +0000
Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:

> On 3/9/2017 2:36 PM, Wiles, Keith wrote:
> > 
> >> On Mar 9, 2017, at 8:18 AM, Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3/7/2017 4:31 PM, Pascal Mazon wrote:
> >>> Tap PMD is flexible, it supports any speed.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon at 6wind.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini |  1 +
> >>> drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c    | 35
> >>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 36
> >>> insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini
> >>> b/doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini index
> >>> d9b47a003654..dad5a0561087 100644 ---
> >>> a/doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini +++
> >>> b/doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Jumbo
> >>> frame          = Y Promiscuous mode     = Y
> >>> Allmulticast mode    = Y
> >>> Basic stats          = Y
> >>> +Speed capabilities   = Y
> >>> Unicast MAC filter   = Y
> >>> Other kdrv           = Y
> >>> ARMv7                = Y
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
> >>> b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c index 1e46ee36efa2..ef525a3f0826
> >>> 100644 --- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
> >>> +++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
> >>> @@ -351,6 +351,40 @@ tap_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev
> >>> __rte_unused) return 0;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> +static uint32_t
> >>> +tap_dev_speed_capa(void)
> >>> +{
> >>> +	uint32_t speed = pmd_link.link_speed;
> >>
> >> link_speed is already hardcoded into PMD, so there is nothing to
> >> detect here. Would it be different if PMD directly return
> >> pmd_link.link_speed?
> > 
> > The link speed is passed into the PMD via the command line, which
> > means it can change per run.
> 
> Right, I missed that.

I'll use switch/case in the next version in any case.
But yes, as Keith said speed is a runtime option.

Regards,
Pascal