[spp] [spp 03539] Re: [PATCH 0/6] Replace deprecated APIs

[Yasufumi Ogawa]

> Hello Yasufumi-san,
> 
> Thanks for your comments.
> Please see inline.
> 
>>> Hello Yasufumi-san,
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for your comments.
>>>
>>> About your first point, I think the follwing naming may be fit with DPDK
>>> and SPP naming conventions, what do you think?
>>>
>>> attach -> spp_eth_dev_attach
>>> detach -> spp_eth_dev_detach
>> I think you should not use prefix `spp` without if it defines a behaviour of SPP itself. This function is more essential to attach device.
>>
>> For `spp_eth_dev_attach`, You might think similar name from original `rte_eth_dev_attach`, but I think we do not keep the name of deprecated APIs. More simply, how about `dev_attach_by_devargs` instead of?
> I have no problem about naming `dev_attach_by_devargs`.
> 
>> For `spp_eth_dev_detach`, I think `dev_detach_by_port_id` is more prefer. Other than the name of the function, I am curious why it takes second argument `name` because it is not used in the function.
> I have no problem about namign  `dev_detach_by_port_id`.
> As you say, second argument is NOT used within the function and I will
> remove it from revised version.
> 
>> By the way, I am not clear what is the difference between your functions and `rte_eth_dev_attach` defined in `dpdk/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c` exactly. Could you explain about the difference shortly for helping my understanding?
> Basically both of those functions uses `rte_eal_hotplug_add` to hotplug
> device.
Thank you for considering updates.
> 
> Difference is described as following:
> `rte_eth_dev_attach` uses global variable named
> eth_dev_last_created_port when retrieving newly created dpdk port while
> my new function uses `rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name` becauase this function is defined outside
> of dpdk library and can not retrieve global variable within dpdk library.
I've got understand your point. Could you confirm why you avoid to use global variable?

Thanks
> BR,
> Hideyuki Yamashita
> NTT TechnoCross
>   
>> Thanks
>>> About your second point, I appologize about my mistake.
>>>
>>> Once I get ack for above new naming of two interfaces from you,
>>> I will revise my patch set including cover-letter and will send
>>> those to mailing list.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your co-opearation!
>>>
>>> BR,
>>> Hideyuki Yamashita
>>> NTT TechnoCorss
>>>
>>>> On 2018/11/07 14:07, x-fn-spp at sl.ntt-tx.co.jp wrote:
>>>>> From: Hideyuki Yamashita <yamashita.hideyuki at po.ntt-tx.co.jp>
>>>>>
>>>>> >From DPDK-18.08, the follwing APIs become deprecated and
>>>>> will be deleted in DPDK18.08.
>>>>> - rte_eth_dev_attach()
>>>>> - rte_eth_dev_detach()
>>>>>
>>>>> For rte_eth_dev_attach(), use of rte_eal_hotplug_add() is recommended.
>>>>> For rte_eth_dev_detach(), use of rte_eal_hotplug_remove() is recommended.
>>>>>
>>>>> To follow the above changes, this patch set provides replacement of
>>>>> those APIs.
>>>> Hideyuki,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for suggesting to update to v18.08!
>>>>
>>>> Could you re-consider the name of function you added by referring conventions of DPDK and SPP? It has almost no means if just `attach` or `detach`. It is preferable to be self explanatory for how your function works.
>>>>
>>>> Commit messages are also required to be revised. Update for the change of function name and modify invalid descriptions for documentation guidelines.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Hideyuki Yamashita <yamashita.hideyuki at po.ntt-tx.co.jp>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Naoki Takada <takada.naoki at lab.ntt.co.jp>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hideyuki Yamashita (6):
>>>>>      shared: addition of attach()
>>>>>      spp_nfv: replacement of rte_eth_dev_attach()
>>>>>      spp_vf:replacement of rte_eth_dev_attach()
>>>>>      shared: addition of detach()
>>>>>      spp_nfv: replacement of rte_eth_dev_detach()
>>>>>      spp_vm: replacement of rte_eth_dev_detach().
>>>>>
>>>>>     src/nfv/nfv.c       | 12 ++++-----
>>>>>     src/shared/common.c | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>     src/shared/common.h | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>     src/vf/spp_vf.c     |  4 +--
>>>>>     src/vm/main.c       |  2 +-
>>>>>     5 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Yasufumi Ogawa
NTT Network Service Systems Labs