Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] compress/zlib: support burst enqueue/dequeue

["Verma, Shally" <Shally.Verma@cavium.com>]

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>From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
>Sent: 23 July 2018 22:24
>To: Verma, Shally <Shally.Verma@cavium.com>
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>Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] compress/zlib: support burst enqueue/dequeue
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>On Sat, 21 Jul 2018 23:47:48 +0530
>Shally Verma <shally.verma@caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
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>> -/** Parse comp xform and set private xform/stream parameters */
>> +/** Compute next mbuf in the list, assign data buffer and length,
>> + *  returns 0 if mbuf is NULL
>> + */
>> +#define COMPUTE_BUF(mbuf, data, len)         \
>> +             ((mbuf = mbuf->next) ?          \
>> +             (data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf, uint8_t *)),     \
>> +             (len = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf)) : 0)
>> +
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>Could this be an inline not a macro?
[Shally] Again what goes in favour of inline here? Just curious to know if DPDK has any preferred guidelines regarding this?

Thanks
Shally