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

[Thomas Monjalon]

15/07/2021 16:52, 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

Acked-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li at intel.com>

Applied, thanks that's a good step.
However, I think we should not expose the rte_device pointer at all
as it is done in rte_eth_dev_info.