[PATCH v2 2/2] app/testpmd: add support for bonding port's LACP negotiation

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 2/16/2023 8:32 AM, Chaoyong He wrote:
> From: Long Wu <long.wu at corigine.com>
> 
> If bonding port is mode4 with disabling dedicated queue and there
> are no other packets, forward loop will not call port's TX function
> and bonding port will not send LACP packets.
> 
> Add sending LACP packets periodically in forward loop to avoid
> LACP negotiation failed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Long Wu <long.wu at corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund at corigine.com>
> Reviewed-by: Chaoyong He <chaoyong.he at corigine.com>
> ---
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                 | 23 ++++++++++++++
>  app/test-pmd/parameters.c             | 10 +++++++
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                |  9 ++++++
>  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst |  4 +++
>  5 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Is it possible to have this support in
'drivers/net/bonding/bonding_testpmd.c', to not add PMD specific ifdefs
to the generic testpmd code. Like having a bonding specific command etc..

btw, I didn't check the details, just a high level question.