[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ethdev: add support for PMD-tuned Tx/Rx parameters

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Mar 30 17:57:16 CEST 2018


30/03/2018 17:40, Thomas Monjalon:
> I know that this patch is already applied,
> but I have some comments below.
> Please try to address them.
> 
> 21/03/2018 15:27, Remy Horton:
> > +	/* If number of queues specified by application for both Rx and Tx is
> > +	 * zero, use driver preferred values. This cannot be done individually
> > +	 * as it is valid for either Tx or Rx (but not both) to be zero.
> > +	 * If driver does not provide any preferred valued, fall back on
> > +	 * EAL defaults.
> > +	 */
> 
> The fallback could be set in rte_eth_dev_info_get() and call this function
> instead of calling directly dev_ops->dev_infos_get.
> It would require to never return -ENOTSUP.
> 
> At least, some default values should be set in rte_eth_dev_info_get().

I see it has been discussed in v1.
And it was decided to not have ethdev defaults in rte_eth_dev_info_get.

> > @@ -1029,6 +1048,10 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_info {
> >  	/** Configured number of rx/tx queues */
> >  	uint16_t nb_rx_queues; /**< Number of RX queues. */
> >  	uint16_t nb_tx_queues; /**< Number of TX queues. */
> > +
> > +	/** Tx/Rx parameter recommendations */
> > +	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_rxportconf;
> > +	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_txportconf;
> 
> Some formatting comments:
> Usually, there is no blank line in structs.
> The doxygen comment must apply to each field.
> Have you checked what is the doxygen output?





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