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From: "Gaëtan Rivet" <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
	Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>,
	dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 23:13:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171219221322.stibgas3ac2yxqjk@bidouze.vm.6wind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20459625.d9rBa0iXI8@xps>

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 09:51:10PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 19/12/2017 18:24, Matan Azrad:
> > HI
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:20 PM
> > > To: Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>
> > > Cc: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> > > <thomas@monjalon.net>; Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>;
> > > dev@dpdk.org
> > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal
> > > status
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:10:10 +0000
> > > Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > >  int
> > > > +rte_eth_dev_is_removed(uint16_t port_id) {
> > > > +	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
> > > > +	int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > +	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, 0);
> > > > +
> > > > +	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
> > > > +
> > > > +	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->is_removed, 0);
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (dev->state == RTE_ETH_DEV_REMOVED)
> > > > +		return 1;
> > > > +
> > > > +	ret = dev->dev_ops->is_removed(dev);
> > > > +	if (ret != 0)
> > > > +		dev->state = RTE_ETH_DEV_REMOVED;
> > > > +
> > > > +	return ret;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > This looks good.
> > > May be a candidate to use bool instead of int for return value?
> > 
> > Yes, I thought about it but didn't see any precedence for bool usage in ethdev APIs.
> > Guys, what do you think?
> 
> I think this function can return error, isn't it?
> (look at macros *_OR_ERR_RET used in the function)
> 

But those macros are used to return 0.

While I think I see a logic behind it, I think it is surprising the
API user, which is not ideal.

-- 
Gaëtan Rivet
6WIND

  reply	other threads:[~2017-12-19 22:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 98+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-02 15:42 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/3] Fail-safe fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2017-11-02 15:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] net/failsafe: " Matan Azrad
2017-11-06  8:19   ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-11-02 15:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] net/mlx4: adjust removal error Matan Azrad
2017-11-03 13:05   ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-05  6:52     ` Matan Azrad
2017-11-06 16:51       ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-02 15:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2017-11-03 13:06   ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-11-05  6:57     ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 14:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] Fail-safe fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 14:29   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 14:29   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 14:29   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 14:29   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 15:16     ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-13 15:48       ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 16:09         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-13 17:09           ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-14 10:40             ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-13 21:55           ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-14 10:40             ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-14 10:48               ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-14 13:07                 ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-14 13:27                   ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-14 14:43                     ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 17:10   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 17:20       ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-12-19 17:24         ` Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 20:51           ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 22:13             ` Gaëtan Rivet [this message]
2017-12-20  8:39               ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-07  9:53       ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/6] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/6] ethdev: adjust APIs removal error report Matan Azrad
2018-01-07  9:56       ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/6] ethdev: adjust flow " Matan Azrad
2018-01-07  9:58       ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-12-19 17:10     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2017-12-19 22:21       ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-12-20 10:58         ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-08 10:57           ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-08 12:55             ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-08 13:46               ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-08 14:00                 ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-08 14:31                   ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-10 12:30     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/6] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/6] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/6] ethdev: adjust APIs removal error report Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] ethdev: adjust flow " Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:31       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 12:43         ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-10 13:51           ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-10 13:47         ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-17 20:19       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:40           ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/6] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/6] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/6] ethdev: adjust APIs removal error report Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/6] ethdev: adjust flow " Matan Azrad
2018-01-17 20:19         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2018-01-18  8:44           ` Gaëtan Rivet
2018-01-18 11:27         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 17:18             ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-18 17:57               ` Adrien Mazarguil
2018-01-18 18:02               ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/6] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 16:59             ` Adrien Mazarguil
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/6] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 16:59             ` Adrien Mazarguil
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/6] ethdev: adjust APIs removal error report Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 17:31             ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-18 18:10               ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-19 16:19                 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-19 17:35                   ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2018-01-19 17:54                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-19 18:13                     ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-19 18:16                       ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-20 19:04                         ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 20:28                           ` Thomas Monjalon
2018-01-20 20:45                             ` Matan Azrad
2018-01-21 20:07                   ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/6] ethdev: adjust flow " Matan Azrad
2018-01-18 11:27           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/6] ethdev: add devop to check removal status Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/6] net/mlx4: support a device removal check operation Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/6] net/mlx5: " Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/6] ethdev: adjust APIs removal error report Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/6] ethdev: adjust flow " Matan Azrad
2018-01-20 21:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling Matan Azrad
2018-01-21 20:28             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/6] Fail-safe\ethdev: fix removal handling lack Ferruh Yigit

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