[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] ethdev: introduce Tx queue offloads API

Andrew Rybchenko arybchenko at solarflare.com
Tue Sep 12 08:46:15 CEST 2017


On 09/12/2017 09:35 AM, Shahaf Shuler wrote:
> Tuesday, September 12, 2017 8:52 AM, Jerin Jacob:
>>> - The application can express it wants such optimization.
>>> - It is global
>>>
>>> Currently it does not seems there is high demand for such flags from other
>> PMDs. If such demand will raise, we can discuss again on how to expose it
>> properly.
>>
>> It is not PMD specific. It is all about where it runs? it will applicable for any
>> PMD that runs low end hardwares where it need SW based Tx buffer
>> recycling(The NPU is different story as it has HW assisted mempool
>> manager).
> Maybe, but I don't see other PMD which use those flags. Do you aware to any plans to add such optimizations?
> You are pushing for generic API which is currently used only by a single entity.

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