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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>,
	dev@dpdk.org, Igor Ryzhov <iryzhov@nfware.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:14:01 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <b10cbd37-2c39-837a-26e1-a46d3d1ae93e@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3348901.PjEyPxuV6a@xps>

On 10/22/2018 2:08 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 22/10/2018 15:03, Ferruh Yigit:
>> On 10/19/2018 1:23 AM, Dan Gora wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Attached is version 5 of a patchset to add a new API function to
>>> set the link status on kernel interfaces created with the KNI kernel
>>> module.
>>>
>>> v5
>>> ====
>>> * Update Kernel NIC Interface document with new rte_kni option, move
>>>   kernel module parameter description here from KNI sample app
>>>   document, general cleanup.
>>>
>>> * Update Kernel NIC Interface sample application (kni) document
>>>   with new command line parameter, remove documentation for rte_kni
>>>   kernel module but add reference to it, general cleanup.
>>>
>>> * Change link status change sample rate for KNI example app to 500ms
>>>   from 100ms.
>>>
>>> * Fix bug in parameter parsing in v4 in rte_kni kernel module.
>>>
>>> * Fix output formatting of optional parameters for rte_kni with
>>>   modinfo.
>>>
>>> * Fix permissions of optional parameters for rte_kni.
>>>
>>> * Squash patch to add test for rte_kni_update_link into patch
>>>   introducing the API function.
>>>
>>>> v4
>>>> ====
>>>> * Rework rte_kni_update_link to only take linkup/linkdown as parameter,
>>>>   return previous link state, and remove log messages.
>>>>
>>>> * Update patch to set default carrier state to make default carrier
>>>>   state configurable by passing the 'carrier=[on|off]' option to
>>>>   the rte_kni kernel module.  This is necessary in order to allow
>>>>   applications which use KNI as pure virtual interfaces without
>>>>   corresponding physical ethernet port to use the interfaces without
>>>>   having to set the carrier state to 'on' via rte_kni_update_link()
>>>>   or by writing to /sys/devices/virtual/net/<ifaceX>/carrier.
>>>>   Note that the default is 'off'.
>>>>
>>>> * Add command line flag '-m' to examples/kni to continuously monitor
>>>>   and update the KNI interface link status according to the link
>>>>   status of the corresponding physical ethernet port.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> v3
>>>> ====
>>>> * Use separate function to test rte_kni_update_link() in 'test' app.
>>>>
>>>> * Separate changes to 'test' app into separate patch to facilitate
>>>>   possible merge with https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/44730/
>>>>
>>>> * Remove changes to set KNI interfaces to 'up' in example/kni
>>>>
>>>> v2
>>>> ====
>>>>
>>>> * Fix bug where "Fixed" and "AutoNeg" were transposed in the link
>>>>   status log message.
>>>>
>>>> * Add rte_kni_update_link() to rte_kni_version.map
>>>>
>>>> * Add rte_kni_update_link() tests to kni_autotest
>>>>
>>>> * Update examples/kni to continuously monitor link status and
>>>>   update the corresponding kernel interface with
>>>>   rte_kni_update_link().
>>>>
>>>> * Minor improvements to examples/kni: Add log message showing how
>>>>   to show/zero stats.  Improve zeroing statistics.
>>>>
>>>> Note that checkpatches.sh compains about patch 1/5, but this appears
>>>> to be a bug with check-symbol-change or something.  If I move the
>>>> fragment of the patch modifying rte_kni_version.map to the bottom of
>>>> the patch file, it doesn't complain any more...  I just don't really
>>>> have time to investigate this right now.
>>>   
>>> thanks
>>> dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan Gora (5):
>>>   kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface
>>>   kni: set default carrier state of interface
>>>   examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually
>>>   examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats
>>>   examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics
>>
>> Thanks for the document clean up.
>>
>> For series,
>> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>>
>>
>> Thomas,
>>
>> There is a possible doc update, what do you think fixing it while applying? Or
>> do you require a new version?
> 
> What is the update to do?

comments on patch 3/5

  reply	other threads:[~2018-10-22 13:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-09-11 23:29 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] " Dan Gora
2018-09-11 23:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] " Dan Gora
2018-09-18 16:54   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-18 17:41     ` Dan Gora
2018-09-11 23:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] kni: set default carrier state to 'off' Dan Gora
2018-09-18 16:15   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-18 16:48     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-18 18:34       ` Dan Gora
2018-09-19 19:55 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Dan Gora
2018-09-19 19:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] " Dan Gora
2018-09-26 13:59     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-26 14:55       ` Dan Gora
2018-09-26 16:42         ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-26 18:56           ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 11:35             ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-27 15:40               ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 21:49                 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-27 23:05                   ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 23:44                     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-27 23:51                       ` Dan Gora
2018-09-28  8:02                         ` Igor Ryzhov
2018-09-28  8:03                         ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-03 19:07                           ` Dan Gora
2018-10-10 14:09                             ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-10 14:57                               ` Dan Gora
2018-09-19 19:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] kni: set default carrier state to 'off' Dan Gora
2018-09-26 13:59     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-19 19:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-09-26 14:00     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-26 19:16       ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 11:54         ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-19 19:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-09-26 14:00     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-19 19:55   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-09-26 14:01     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-26 14:48       ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 11:40         ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-27 15:53           ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27 22:04             ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-09-27 22:40               ` Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] " Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] kni: add link status test Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] kni: set default carrier state to 'off' Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-09-27  0:32   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-10-10 14:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-10 15:01     ` Dan Gora
2018-10-10 23:00       ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-10 23:36         ` Dan Gora
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Dan Gora
2018-10-17 15:29   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] " Dan Gora
2018-10-18 13:44   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-18 19:00     ` Dan Gora
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] kni: add link status test Dan Gora
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] kni: set default carrier state of interface Dan Gora
2018-10-17 15:20   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-10-17  1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] " Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] kni: set default carrier state of interface Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-10-22 12:51     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-22 20:04       ` Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-10-19  0:23   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-10-22 13:03   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-22 13:08     ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-10-22 13:14       ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2018-10-22 13:18         ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-10-24 20:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 " Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] " Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] kni: set default carrier state of interface Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:46     ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-10-24 20:56       ` Dan Gora
2018-10-24 21:17         ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-10-24 21:45           ` Dan Gora
2018-10-24 20:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] " Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] kni: set default carrier state of interface Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] examples/kni: monitor and update link status continually Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] examples/kni: add log msgs to show and clear stats Dan Gora
2018-10-24 22:26   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] examples/kni: improve zeroing statistics Dan Gora
2018-10-25 12:30   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] kni: add API to set link status on kernel interface Ferruh Yigit
2018-10-26 17:43     ` Thomas Monjalon

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