[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] bitrate: change reg implementation to match API description

Kevin Traynor ktraynor at redhat.com
Thu Jul 22 22:24:13 CEST 2021


On 22/07/2021 20:46, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 09/07/2021 17:19, Kevin Traynor:
>> rte_stats_bitrate_reg() API states it returns 'Zero on success'.
>>
>> However, the implementation directly returns the return of
>> rte_metrics_reg_names() which may be zero or positive on success,
>> with a positive value also indicating the index.
>>
>> The user of rte_stats_bitrate_reg() should not care about the
>> index as it is stored in the opaque rte_stats_bitrates struct.
>>
>> Change the implementation of rte_stats_bitrate_reg() to match
>> the API description by always returning zero on success.
>>
>> Fixes: 2ad7ba9a6567 ("bitrate: add bitrate statistics library")
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor at redhat.com>
> 
> Does it require a deprecation notice?

I'm not certain, but I don't think it does. It is fixing the
implementation so it behaves as the API is documented to.

> At least I suggest a release note in API section.
> 
> What is the target for this series? 21.11?
> 

No urgency, 21.11 is fine for this set.

> 
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