From: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru>
To: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Cc: thomas@monjalon.net
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/5] Split driver specific commands out of testpmd
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 10:04:49 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <551648de-77f8-80e3-e6cb-af610a65c976@oktetlabs.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220518194649.1868574-1-david.marchand@redhat.com>
On 5/18/22 22:46, David Marchand wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Following TB decision and recent discussions on the driver specific
> commands in testpmd, here is a proposal on how the split could be done.
>
> For now, this series simply moves the testpmd code in the driver
> directory. The driver specific testpmd code is still compiled as part of
> testpmd compilation via a global meson testpmd_driver_sources list.
I like the approach suggested in the RFC. It is simple and it
makes absolutely clear who is responsible for corresponding
testpmd code maintenance.
>
> TODO:
> - ixgbe bypass commands in testpmd are "dead" code since switch to meson,
> as the RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_BYPASS define is not set while compiling testpmd.
> I am tempted to simply drop those, since no one complained about issue
> for the last two years. For now, this series reinstates them.
IMHO two years is sufficient period to say that it is unused
and remove it.
>
> - this series keeps the command names as is. We could consolidate with a
> clear prefix so that users directly know they are exerting a special
> feature that makes no sense on other hw.
> For this, I had in mind introducing a "driver" top level prefix,
> where drivers would hook their specific stuff. For example:
> testpmd> driver ixgbe set vf split drop (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)
Good idea and I think that it should be fixed in a separate
follow up patches.
>
> - the documentation of those commands is left untouched, we should
> probably move any existing doc into the driver documentation itself.
> testpmd documentation could then have a generic
> "Driver specific commands" section pointing at all other driver docs.
Yes, it would be good to move documentation as well.
>
> Opinions?
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-05-20 7:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-05-13 7:57 [RFC PATCH 0/4] " David Marchand
2022-05-13 7:57 ` [RFC PATCH 1/4] app/testpmd: register driver specific commands David Marchand
2022-05-13 10:30 ` David Marchand
2022-05-13 7:57 ` [RFC PATCH 2/4] net/bonding: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-05-13 10:09 ` Min Hu (Connor)
2022-05-18 17:24 ` David Marchand
2022-05-18 23:25 ` Konstantin Ananyev
2022-05-19 7:40 ` David Marchand
2022-05-19 11:26 ` Thomas Monjalon
2022-05-20 6:59 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-24 9:40 ` Konstantin Ananyev
2022-05-24 10:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2022-05-24 22:41 ` Konstantin Ananyev
2022-05-13 7:57 ` [RFC PATCH 3/4] net/i40e: " David Marchand
2022-05-13 7:57 ` [RFC PATCH 4/4] net/ixgbe: " David Marchand
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 0/5] Split driver specific commands out of testpmd David Marchand
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/5] app/testpmd: mark cmdline symbols as static David Marchand
2022-05-20 6:28 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/5] app/testpmd: register driver specific commands David Marchand
2022-05-20 6:55 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/5] net/bonding: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-05-20 6:55 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/5] net/i40e: " David Marchand
2022-05-18 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH v2 5/5] net/ixgbe: " David Marchand
2022-05-20 7:04 ` Andrew Rybchenko [this message]
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 0/6] Split driver specific commands out of testpmd David Marchand
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 1/6] app/testpmd: mark most cmdline symbols as static David Marchand
2022-05-23 10:19 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2022-05-23 18:09 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 2/6] app/testpmd: register driver specific commands David Marchand
2022-05-23 18:10 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-24 10:53 ` David Marchand
2022-05-24 11:43 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-24 17:21 ` Thomas Monjalon
2022-05-24 17:44 ` David Marchand
2022-05-24 17:51 ` Thomas Monjalon
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 3/6] net/bonding: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-05-23 18:10 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-06-17 5:06 ` [PATCH v2] " David Marchand
2022-06-20 17:53 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 4/6] net/i40e: " David Marchand
2022-06-17 5:07 ` [PATCH v2] " David Marchand
2022-06-20 17:53 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 5/6] app/testpmd: drop ixgbe bypass commands David Marchand
2022-05-23 18:10 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-06-17 5:07 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] app/testpmd: restore " David Marchand
2022-06-17 5:07 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] net/ixgbe: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-06-17 5:07 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] net/ixgbe: move bypass init in a testpmd command David Marchand
2022-06-20 19:04 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-06-23 12:35 ` Zhang, Qi Z
2022-07-21 8:05 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] app/testpmd: restore ixgbe bypass commands David Marchand
2022-07-21 8:05 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] net/ixgbe: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-07-21 8:05 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] net/ixgbe: move bypass init in a testpmd command David Marchand
2022-08-25 10:37 ` Ferruh Yigit
2022-08-25 11:44 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] app/testpmd: restore ixgbe bypass commands Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-23 7:10 ` [PATCH 6/6] net/ixgbe: move testpmd commands David Marchand
2022-05-23 18:09 ` [PATCH 0/6] Split driver specific commands out of testpmd Ferruh Yigit
2022-05-24 20:06 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " David Marchand
2022-05-24 20:06 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] app/testpmd: mark most cmdline symbols as static David Marchand
2022-05-31 15:15 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-24 20:06 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] app/testpmd: register driver specific commands David Marchand
2022-05-24 20:28 ` Thomas Monjalon
2022-05-31 15:14 ` Andrew Rybchenko
2022-05-31 15:18 ` David Marchand
2022-05-31 15:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] Split driver specific commands out of testpmd Andrew Rybchenko
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