[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: parse args before any kinds of init

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi,

2014-04-15 11:03, Wang Sheng-Hui:
> Parse args first, to resolve any invalid args and give out the usage string.
> E.g './helloworld --invalid', the '--invalid' will be checked before any
> init. After the options are checked, take any init actions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wang Sheng-Hui <shhuiw at gmail.com>
[...]
> +       fctret = eal_parse_args(argc, argv);
> +       if (fctret < 0)
> +               exit(1);
> +
>         if (rte_eal_log_early_init() < 0)
>                 rte_panic("Cannot init early logs\n");
> 
>         if (rte_eal_cpu_init() < 0)
>                 rte_panic("Cannot detect lcores\n");
> 
> -       fctret = eal_parse_args(argc, argv);
> -       if (fctret < 0)
> -               exit(1);
> -

Thank you for trying to improve this part.

I think you cannot move eal_parse_args before rte_eal_log_early_init because 
eal_parse_args uses RTE_LOG.
I cannot see why rte_eal_cpu_init is call before argument parsing but we 
should double check it.

-- 
Thomas