[PATCH v2 3/9] net/pcap: use bool for flags

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Fri Jan 9 02:16:20 CET 2026


Save some space by using bool for flag values.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c | 67 +++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
index f4cb444395..5db44ab1ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <pcap.h>
@@ -91,9 +92,9 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 	char devargs[ETH_PCAP_ARG_MAXLEN];
 	struct rte_ether_addr eth_addr;
 	int if_index;
-	int single_iface;
-	int phy_mac;
-	unsigned int infinite_rx;
+	bool single_iface;
+	bool phy_mac;
+	bool infinite_rx;
 };
 
 struct pmd_process_private {
@@ -103,25 +104,25 @@ struct pmd_process_private {
 };
 
 struct pmd_devargs {
-	unsigned int num_of_queue;
+	uint16_t num_of_queue;
+	bool phy_mac;
 	struct devargs_queue {
 		pcap_dumper_t *dumper;
 		pcap_t *pcap;
 		const char *name;
 		const char *type;
 	} queue[RTE_PMD_PCAP_MAX_QUEUES];
-	int phy_mac;
 };
 
 struct pmd_devargs_all {
 	struct pmd_devargs rx_queues;
 	struct pmd_devargs tx_queues;
-	int single_iface;
-	unsigned int is_tx_pcap;
-	unsigned int is_tx_iface;
-	unsigned int is_rx_pcap;
-	unsigned int is_rx_iface;
-	unsigned int infinite_rx;
+	bool single_iface;
+	bool is_tx_pcap;
+	bool is_tx_iface;
+	bool is_rx_pcap;
+	bool is_rx_iface;
+	bool infinite_rx;
 };
 
 static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
@@ -858,7 +859,7 @@ eth_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (internals->phy_mac == 0)
+	if (!internals->phy_mac)
 		/* not dynamically allocated, must not be freed */
 		dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;
 
@@ -1180,29 +1181,19 @@ open_tx_iface(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
 }
 
 static int
-select_phy_mac(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value,
-		void *extra_args)
+process_bool_flag(const char *key, const char *value, void *extra_args)
 {
-	if (extra_args) {
-		const int phy_mac = atoi(value);
-		int *enable_phy_mac = extra_args;
-
-		if (phy_mac)
-			*enable_phy_mac = 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-get_infinite_rx_arg(const char *key __rte_unused,
-		const char *value, void *extra_args)
-{
-	if (extra_args) {
-		const int infinite_rx = atoi(value);
-		int *enable_infinite_rx = extra_args;
-
-		if (infinite_rx > 0)
-			*enable_infinite_rx = 1;
+	bool *flag = extra_args;
+
+	if (value == NULL || *value == '\0') {
+		*flag = true; /* default with no additional argument */
+	} else if (strcmp(value, "0") == 0) {
+		*flag = false;
+	} else if (strcmp(value, "1") == 0) {
+		*flag = true;
+	} else {
+		PMD_LOG(ERR, "Invalid '%s' value '%s'", key, value);
+		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1479,7 +1470,7 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		dumpers.queue[0] = pcaps.queue[0];
 
 		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_PCAP_PHY_MAC_ARG,
-				&select_phy_mac, &pcaps.phy_mac);
+					 &process_bool_flag, &pcaps.phy_mac);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto free_kvlist;
 
@@ -1518,9 +1509,9 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 
 		if (infinite_rx_arg_cnt == 1) {
 			ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist,
-					ETH_PCAP_INFINITE_RX_ARG,
-					&get_infinite_rx_arg,
-					&devargs_all.infinite_rx);
+						 ETH_PCAP_INFINITE_RX_ARG,
+						 &process_bool_flag,
+						 &devargs_all.infinite_rx);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto free_kvlist;
 			PMD_LOG(INFO, "infinite_rx has been %s for %s",
-- 
2.51.0



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