[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/2] ring: add reset API to flush the ring when not in use

[Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China)]

Hi Thomas,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 10:07 AM
> To: Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China) <Gavin.Hu at arm.com>
> Cc: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>; dev at dpdk.org; nd
> <nd at arm.com>; jerinj at marvell.com; hemant.agrawal at nxp.com;
> Nipun.gupta at nxp.com; Honnappa Nagarahalli
> <Honnappa.Nagarahalli at arm.com>; i.maximets at samsung.com;
> stable at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 1/2] ring: add reset API to flush the ring when not in
> use
> 
> 16/07/2019 16:03, Gavin Hu (Arm Technology China):
> > From: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>
> > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:01:21AM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 11:54:36PM +0800, Gavin Hu wrote:
> > > > > Currently, the flush is done by dequeuing the ring in a while loop. It is
> > > > > much simpler to flush the queue by resetting the head and tail
> indices.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> > > > > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> > >
> > > Actually it's not a fix, it adds a new API.
> > >
> > > Is the patch in hash library intended to be backported? If yes, as it
> > > seems to be a performance optimization, you'll need to describe what
> > > scenario you're fixing and what is the performance gain. If no, the Cc
> > > stable can be removed.
> >
> > As this is not in the data plan, I don't intend to backport.
> > Do I need to submit a new version to remove the CC: lines?
> 
> Yes please.
> You can also remove the "fixes" line in the first patch.
Sure, just sent out V10, thanks!