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From: "Wiles, Keith" <keith.wiles@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: DPDK <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: [dpdk-dev] Discuss plugin threading model for DPDK.
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 14:51:34 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <15608565-A4D5-48C0-BD0D-4A4D399BE3D9@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3696663.2JsLXSjzmN@xps>


> On May 17, 2017, at 4:28 AM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
> 
> OK to register CPU needs for services (including interrupts processing).
> 
> Then we could take this opportunity to review how threads are managed.
> We will have three types of cores:
> - not used
> - reserved for services
> - used for polling / application processing
> It is fine to reserve/define CPU from DPDK point of view.
> 
> Then DPDK launch threads on cores. Maybe we should allow the application
> to choose how threads are launched and managed.
> Keith was talking about a plugin approach for thread management I think.
Thomas,
So, not to hijack this thread or maybe I misunderstood your comment I changed the subject.

Maybe we can look at the plugin model for a DPDK threading model to allow someone to use their own threading solution.

Is this required or just another enhancement?

Regards,
Keith

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-05-17 14:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-05-03 11:29 [dpdk-dev] [RFC] Service Cores concept Harry van Haaren
2017-05-03 11:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC] service core concept header implementation Harry van Haaren
2017-05-04  6:35   ` Jerin Jacob
2017-05-04 12:01     ` Jerin Jacob
2017-05-05 15:48       ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-05-06 14:26         ` Jerin Jacob
2017-05-17 12:47   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-05-17 12:58     ` Bruce Richardson
2017-05-17 13:47       ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-05-25 13:27         ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-05-16 22:11 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC] Service Cores concept Thomas Monjalon
2017-05-16 22:48   ` Wiles, Keith
2017-05-17 10:32   ` Bruce Richardson
2017-05-17 11:28     ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-05-17 12:36       ` Bruce Richardson
2017-05-17 14:51       ` Wiles, Keith [this message]
2017-05-17 15:46         ` [dpdk-dev] Discuss plugin threading model for DPDK Thomas Monjalon

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