[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 02/24] ethdev: add a link status text representation

[Thomas Monjalon]

11/07/2020 20:58, Ivan Dyukov:
> 11.07.2020 14:27, Thomas Monjalon пишет:
> > 11/07/2020 12:43, Ivan Dyukov:
> >> +__rte_experimental
> >> +int rte_eth_link_printf(const char *const fmt,
> >> +                       const struct rte_eth_link *eth_link);
> >>
> > Maybe I missed your reply,
> > I still don't understand the need for this function.
> >
> I used it few times in apps in this patchset.  It allows to avoid code 
> duplication in examples. i.e. declare array, call rte_eth_link_to_str, 
> call printf.
> 
> It's simple and usefull function.  Why not?

Why not is not a good justification :)
We must avoid adding too much in the API.