[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] Add interrupt-only mode to l3fwd-power

[Wang, Yinan]

Tested-by: Wang, Yinan <yinan.wang at intel.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Anatoly Burakov
> Sent: 2020年5月28日 17:14
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Hunt, David <david.hunt at intel.com>; Ma, Liang J <liang.j.ma at intel.com>;
> Pattan, Reshma <reshma.pattan at intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] Add interrupt-only mode to l3fwd-power
> 
> Since 20.05, l3fwd-power has become much more stringent about whether it
> allows initialization without initializing the librte_power library with it. This
> means that while previously the app could have been used to test RX interrupts
> functionality even if the app itself was in a half-working state, it is now no
> longer possible to do so.
> 
> To address this use case, we're adding an interrupt-only mode that does not rely
> on librte_power or telemetry. This enables using l3fwd-power in environments
> where librte_power is not expected to work (such as inside a VM or on non-IA
> architectures). The RX/TX path is basically copy paste from legacy RX/TX path
> but with librte_power bits taken out.
> 
> There seem to be two opposing schools of thought on whether we should have
> more or less examples. This patchset goes in the "less" direction where we add a
> new mode to an existing app, rather than creating a new one like it could be
> argued it deserves.
> 
> Anatoly Burakov (3):
>   l3fwd-power: disable interrupts by default
>   l3fwd-power: only allow supported power library envs
>   l3fwd-power: add interrupt-only mode
> 
>  examples/l3fwd-power/main.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> -
>  1 file changed, 217 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
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> 2.17.1