Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/10] event/octeontx: optimize timer adapter resolution parameters

[Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>]

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 03:06:57 +0530
> From: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
> To: jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com,
>  erik.g.carrillo@intel.com
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 07/10] event/octeontx: optimize timer adapter
>  resolution parameters
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> 
> When application sets `RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_F_ADJUST_RES` flag
> while creating adapter underlying driver is free to optimize the
> resolution for best possible configuration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@caviumnetworks.com>
> ---
>  drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.h |  6 +++++
>  2 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
> index 6cf5d4846..ffdfbb387 100644
> --- a/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/timvf_evdev.c
> @@ -82,6 +82,48 @@ timvf_get_start_cyc(uint64_t *now, uint8_t ring_id)
>  	return octeontx_ssovf_mbox_send(&hdr, NULL, 0, now, sizeof(uint64_t));
>  }
>  
> +#define ALIGN_CEIL(a, b) \
> +		(((a + (typeof(a)) b - 1) / ((typeof(a)) b)) * (typeof(a))b)
> +

Can this moved to common code if this not already available?