[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] app/testpmd: remove most uses of rte_eth_devices

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 7/15/2021 3:20 PM, Paulis Gributs wrote:
> This patch removes most uses of the global variable rte_eth_devices
> from testpmd. This was done to avoid using the object directly which
> applications should not do.
> 
> Most uses have been replaced with standard function calls, however
> the use of it in the show_macs function could not be replaced as no
> function call exists to get all mac addresses of a given port.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paulis Gributs <paulis.gributs at intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>

+1 to eliminate 'rte_eth_devices' access from application