[PATCH v3] ethdev: introduce dump API

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 2/10/2022 1:16 PM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
> Hi, Ferruh,
> 
> 在 2022/2/10 20:37, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
>> On 2/9/2022 1:21 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>>> Added the ethdev dump API which provides querying private info from ethdev.
>>> There exists many private properties in different PMD drivers, such as
>>> adapter state, Rx/Tx func algorithm in hns3 PMD. The information of these
>>> properties is important for debug. As the information is private, the new
>>> API is introduced.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor)<humin29 at huawei.com>
>>> Acked-by: Morten Brørup<mb at smartsharesystems.com>
>>> Acked-by: Ray Kinsella<mdr at ashroe.eu>
>>> Acked-by: Ajit Khaparde<ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>
>>> ---
>>> v3:
>>> * change 'ethdev' to 'device'
>>> v2:
>>> * fixed comments from Ferruh.
>>> ---
>>>   doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst |  7 +++++++
>>>   lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h             | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>>>   lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h                | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   lib/ethdev/version.map                 |  3 +++
>>
>>
>> Btw, can you please confirm that there will be a PMD implementation
>> in this release, (it can be after -rc1)?

> YES, I will send a set of patches about hns3 PMD implementation once the
> API is accepted.

ack, thanks.

>> Because our policy requires at least one PMD implementation is
>> implemented to accept a new API.
>> (Thomas/David, please correct me if I remember the policy wrong)
>> .