[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/4] improve options help

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon,  5 Apr 2021 21:39:50 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> After v4, this series is split in several parts.
> The remaining 4 patches of this series are low priority.
> 
> Patches 1 and 3 are simple improvements.
> 
> Patches 2 and 4 lead to a new formatting of the usage text.
> It is a matter of taste and should be discussed more.
> 
> v5: no change
> 
> Thomas Monjalon (4):
>   eal: explain argv behaviour during init
>   eal: improve options usage text
>   eal: use macros for help option
>   app: hook in EAL usage help
> 
>  app/pdump/main.c                                 |  2 ++
>  app/proc-info/main.c                             |  2 ++
>  app/test-acl/main.c                              |  2 ++
>  app/test-bbdev/main.c                            |  3 ++-
>  app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_options.h       |  2 ++
>  app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_options_parse.c |  8 ++++----
>  app/test-compress-perf/main.c                    |  3 ++-
>  app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h             |  2 ++
>  app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c     |  8 ++++----
>  app/test-crypto-perf/main.c                      |  3 ++-
>  app/test-fib/main.c                              |  8 ++++++++
>  app/test-flow-perf/main.c                        |  4 +++-
>  app/test-pmd/parameters.c                        |  4 ++--
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                           |  2 ++
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                           |  1 +
>  app/test-regex/main.c                            |  3 ++-
>  app/test-sad/main.c                              |  7 +++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c       | 13 ++++++-------
>  lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c                     | 10 +++++-----
>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_eal.h                 |  2 ++
>  lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c                       | 14 +++++++-------
>  lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c                     | 12 +++++-------
>  22 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> 

Thomas, this patchset seems ready but never made it in.
What is best disposition for it:
  1. Rebase and resubmit?
  2. I could add it to the log patch series WIP?
  3. Drop it since old?