Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: changes for setting control thread mask

[Kiran KN <kirankn@juniper.net>]

Hi David,
This task was supposed to be taken up by someone else in my organisation. Will check and update.

Thanks

On 25/03/21, 8:21 PM, "David Marchand" <david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:

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    On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 10:01 AM David Marchand
    <david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:
    >
    > On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 9:42 AM Kiran KN <kirankn@juniper.net> wrote:
    > > Define a global variable ctrl_thread_set which the application can set.
    > > If this is the case, use this for setting control thread affinity instead
    > > of deducing it from the existing core pinning of the process.
    >
    > I am unconvinced on adding an EAL option for this.
    > It needs an explanation on why you can't rely on the dpdk process
    > current affinity for control threads.
    > And we will need a unit test.
    >
    > Please rebase your patch on master too.
    >
    > > signed-off-by: Kiran KN <kirankn@juniper.net>
    >
    > Signed-off-by*

    Is this patch abandoned?
    Thanks.

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    David Marchand



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