[EXTERNAL] Re: [RFC 2/2] eventdev: add default software vector adapter

[Pavan Nikhilesh Bhagavatula]

> On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:44:36 +0530
> <pbhagavatula at marvell.com> wrote:
> 
> > +struct sw_vector_adapter_service_data {
> > +	uint32_t service_id;
> > +	RTE_ATOMIC(rte_mcslock_t *) lock;
> > +	RTE_TAILQ_HEAD(, sw_vector_adapter_data) adapter_list;
> > +};
> 
> Why the indirect pointer to the lock? rather than embedding it in
> the structure?

IIUC, the lock itself is declared and used as a pointer right?
I looked at examples from test_mcslock.c, and this seemed correct.