[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] net/i40e: add alarm handler

[Xing, Beilei]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 7:08 PM
> To: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] net/i40e: add alarm handler
> 
> On 9/11/2018 4:35 AM, Beilei Xing wrote:
> > This patch adds alarm handler, and then i40e PF will use alarm handler
> > instead of interrupt handler when device is started and Rx interrupt
> > mode is disabled. This way will save CPU cycles during receiving
> > packets.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Beilei Xing <beilei.xing at intel.com>
> 
> <...>
> 
> > +static void
> > +i40e_dev_alarm_handler(void *param)
> > +{
> > +	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)param;
> > +	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> > +	uint32_t icr0;
> > +
> > +	/* Disable interrupt */
> > +	i40e_pf_disable_irq0(hw);
> > +
> > +	/* read out interrupt causes */
> > +	icr0 = I40E_READ_REG(hw, I40E_PFINT_ICR0);
> > +
> > +	/* No interrupt event indicated */
> > +	if (!(icr0 & I40E_PFINT_ICR0_INTEVENT_MASK)) {
> > +		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "No interrupt event");
> 
> Hi Beilei, Qi,
> 
> This prints an "info" level log each 50ms which makes console unusable.
> 
> This patch already merged in master repo.
> So can you please send another patch to remove the log?

OK. I will send another patch.

> 
> Thanks,
> ferruh