[PATCH v1 0/7] migrate threads to DPDK service framework

[Serhii Iliushyk <sil-plv@napatech.com>]

This modification provides better resource (CPU) management for NTNIC PMD.

The following threads are migrated:
        * FLM update thread
        * Statistic thread
        * Port event thread
        * Adapter monitoring thread
Additionally, a warning is added to inform users about the importance of
dedicating lcores to the DPDK service framework when using the NTNIC PMD.
The code is also cleaned up to use pthreads and rte_thread APIs.

After this patch series, an each application using NTNIC PMD should
dedicate at least five(5) cores for DPDK service framework to ensure
proper operation of the NTNIC PMD.

The sercvice cores can be dedicated by EAL options:
        * s SERVICE COREMASK Hexadecimal bitmask of cores to be used as service cores
        * S SERVICE CORELIST List of cores to run services on
Or with special API by application itself.
        * rte_pmd_ntnic_service_set_lcore to map a service to a specific lcore
        * rte_pmd_ntnic_service_get_id to get a service ID.


Serhii Iliushyk (7):
  net/ntnic: introduce service API for NTNIC PMD
  net/ntnic: migrate flm update thread to service
  net/ntnic: migrate statistic thread to service
  net/ntnic: migrate port event thread to service
  net/ntnic: migrate adapter mon thread to service
  net/ntnic: add warning about service cores
  net/ntnic: cleanup using pthreads and rte_thread

 doc/guides/nics/ntnic.rst                     | 112 ++++
 drivers/net/ntnic/adapter/nt4ga_adapter.c     |  27 +-
 .../net/ntnic/include/common_adapter_defs.h   |  15 -
 drivers/net/ntnic/include/nt4ga_adapter.h     |   4 -
 drivers/net/ntnic/include/ntdrv_4ga.h         |   4 -
 drivers/net/ntnic/include/ntnic_stat.h        |   2 +-
 drivers/net/ntnic/include/ntos_drv.h          |   4 +-
 .../link_mgmt/link_100g/nt4ga_link_100g.c     | 303 +++++-----
 .../link_agx_100g/nt4ga_agx_link_100g.c       | 306 ++++++-----
 drivers/net/ntnic/meson.build                 |   2 +
 drivers/net/ntnic/nthw/core/nthw_pca9532.c    |   2 -
 drivers/net/ntnic/nthw/core/nthw_pcal6416a.c  |   1 -
 .../net/ntnic/nthw/core/nthw_si5332_si5156.c  |   1 -
 .../profile_inline/flow_api_profile_inline.c  |   2 +-
 drivers/net/ntnic/ntnic_ethdev.c              | 520 ++++++++++--------
 drivers/net/ntnic/ntnic_filter/ntnic_filter.c |  17 +
 drivers/net/ntnic/ntutil/nt_service.c         | 127 +++++
 drivers/net/ntnic/ntutil/nt_service.h         |  62 +++
 drivers/net/ntnic/ntutil/nt_util.c            |   2 +-
 drivers/net/ntnic/rte_pmd_ntnic.c             | 104 ++++
 drivers/net/ntnic/rte_pmd_ntnic.h             |  26 +
 21 files changed, 1073 insertions(+), 570 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 drivers/net/ntnic/include/common_adapter_defs.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/ntnic/ntutil/nt_service.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/ntnic/ntutil/nt_service.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/ntnic/rte_pmd_ntnic.c

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