[PATCH v10 0/7] Lcore variables

[Thomas Monjalon]

13/10/2024 09:02, Mattias Rönnblom:
> On 2024-10-11 16:25, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:18:54 +0200
> > Mattias Rönnblom <mattias.ronnblom at ericsson.com> wrote:
> > Are there any trace points in this code? Would be good to have.
> 
> No. Yes, for sure.
> 
> > Also some optional statistics for telemetry use.
> 
> I agree. It could potentially expose some of the internals of the 
> implementation, subject to change, but that is a risk that we can take.
> 
> Who does the above two and when? Is this something that is required 
> before 24.11 (assuming this feature will make it)?

I don't see it as a strong requirement.
It could be added later.

> 
> > I would presume this is not intended as a hot path API; therefore
> > it would be ok to always keep statistics.
> 
> The allocation functions are expected to be used only in the slowest of 
> the slow paths.