[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/9] net/i40e: display Flow Director packet

[Iremonger, Bernard]

Hi Konstantin,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2020 11:08 PM
> To: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z
> <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org; Xing, Beilei
> <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Doherty, Declan <declan.doherty at intel.com>
> Cc: Byrne, Stephen1 <stephen1.byrne at intel.com>; Zhang, Helin
> <helin.zhang at intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 6/9] net/i40e: display Flow Director packet
> 
> 
> 
> > > >
> > > > call rte_hexdump in i40e_flow_fdir_construct_pkt() in i40e_fdir.c
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c | 4 +++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
> > > > b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c index
> > > > 3fa6297..78329d2 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
> > > > @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
> > > >  #include <rte_tcp.h>
> > > >  #include <rte_sctp.h>
> > > >  #include <rte_hash_crc.h>
> > > > +#include <rte_hexdump.h>
> > > >
> > > >  #include "i40e_logs.h"
> > > >  #include "base/i40e_type.h"
> > > > @@ -805,6 +806,7 @@ i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(const struct
> > > > rte_eth_fdir_input *fdir_input,
> > > >  			    fdir_input->flow_type);
> > > >  		return -1;
> > > >  	}
> > > > +	rte_hexdump(stdout, NULL, raw_pkt, len);
> > >
> > > Why we need this? Does this just for debug?
> >
> > Useful to see the packet constructed by this function, otherwise no
> visibility on what is happening.
> > Needed for debug.
> 
> Then it probably should be called only when some debug option is enabled
> (either at complie or runtime)?

Responded already to Qi that I will call in debug mode in v4 patchset.
I think compile time should be enough.

> 
> >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Qi
> > >
> > > >  	return len;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > @@ -954,7 +956,7 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
> > > >  				 &fdir_input->flow_ext.flexbytes[dst],
> > > >  				 size * sizeof(uint16_t));
> > > >  	}
> > > > -
> > > > +	rte_hexdump(stdout, NULL, raw_pkt, len);
> > > >  	return 0;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 2.7.4
> > >
> >
Regards,

Bernard.