[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] examples/flow_filtering: add delay during updating link status

[Ori Kam]

Hi Beilei,

PSB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beilei Xing [mailto:beilei.xing at intel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 9:53 AM
> To: Ori Kam <orika at mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [PATCH] examples/flow_filtering: add delay during updating link
> status
> 
> Add up to 9s delay for getting link status to make sure NIC updates link status
> successfully, just like other applications such as testpmd and l2fwd.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Beilei Xing <beilei.xing at intel.com>
> ---
>  examples/flow_filtering/main.c | 12 +++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
> index 4a07b63..1788f24 100644
> --- a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
> +++ b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
> @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
>  #include <rte_mbuf.h>
>  #include <rte_net.h>
>  #include <rte_flow.h>
> +#include <rte_cycles.h>
> 
>  static volatile bool force_quit;
> 
> @@ -119,13 +120,22 @@ main_loop(void)
>  	rte_eth_dev_close(port_id);
>  }
> 
> +#define CHECK_INTERVAL 1000  /* 100ms */

This define is not used.

> +#define MAX_REPEAT_TIME 90   /* 9s (90 * 100ms) in total */
> +
>  static void
>  assert_link_status(void)
>  {
>  	struct rte_eth_link link;
> +	uint8_t rep_cnt = MAX_REPEAT_TIME;
> 
>  	memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
> -	rte_eth_link_get(port_id, &link);
> +	do {
> +		rte_eth_link_get(port_id, &link);
> +		if (link.link_status == ETH_LINK_UP)
> +			break;
> +	} while (--rep_cnt);

I think you are missing the rte_delay_ms(CHECK_INTERVAL);
Currently the code will work for 90 iterations  but we can't grantee the duration.

> +
>  	if (link.link_status == ETH_LINK_DOWN)
>  		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, ":: error: link is still down\n");  }
> --
> 2.5.5

Regards,
Ori