Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: add request to map reserved physical memory

[Srinath Mannam <srinath.mannam@broadcom.com>]

Hi Anatoly,

Thank you for your inputs.

We will port all your patches to our platform and update you.

Regards,
Srinath.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:32 PM, Burakov, Anatoly
<anatoly.burakov@intel.com> wrote:
> On 07-Jun-18 1:15 PM, Burakov, Anatoly wrote:
>>
>> On 06-Jun-18 1:18 AM, Scott Branden wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Anatoly,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18-04-27 09:49 AM, Burakov, Anatoly wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 27-Apr-18 5:30 PM, Scott Branden wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Anatoly,
>>>>>
>>>>> We'd appreciate your input so we can come to a solution of supporting
>>>>> the necessary memory allocations?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Scott,
>>>>
>>>> I'm currently starting to work on a prototype that will be at least
>>>> RFC'd (if not v1'd) during 18.08 timeframe. Basically, the idea is to
>>>> create/destroy named malloc heaps dynamically, and allow user to request
>>>> memory from them. You may then mmap() whatever you want and create a malloc
>>>> heap out of it.
>>>>
>>>> Does that sound reasonable?
>>>>
>>> Is the plan still to have a patch for 18.08?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>   Scott
>>>
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> The plan is still to submit an RFC during 18.08 timeframe, but since it
>> will be an ABI break, it will only be integrated in the next (18.11)
>> release.
>>
> Hi Scott,
>
> You're welcome to offer feedback on the proposal :)
>
> http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=453
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Anatoly