[dpdk-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/3] librte_ethdev: error recovery support

[Thomas Monjalon]

22/01/2020 11:16, Kalesh A P:
> From: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil at broadcom.com>
> 
> This patch adds support for recovery event in rte_eth_event framework.
> FW error and FW reset conditions would be managed by PMD. Driver uses

"Driver"? THE driver? :)

> RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET event to notify the applications about the
> FW reset or error.

Which drivers doe that?

> In such cases, PMD would need recovery events to
> notify application about PMD has recovered from FW reset or FW error.

Sorry I don't understand. You said application is notified of any error.
But the PMD can recover from this error? So what is the error at the end?
If the error is recovered why notifying the application?