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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Cc: "Yang, Zhiyong" <zhiyong.yang@intel.com>,
	dev@dpdk.org, "Doherty, Declan" <declan.doherty@intel.com>,
	"Lu, Wenzhuo" <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>,
	"hemant.agrawal@nxp.com" <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>,
	"Hunt, David" <david.hunt@intel.com>,
	"Richardson, Bruce" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>,
	"Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] ethdev: increase port_id range
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:33:06 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2de8d12e-3bf0-645e-2410-967efe42a4d0@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2082709.2bg3ojJAuc@xps>

On 9/13/2017 1:18 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 13/09/2017 13:56, Ferruh Yigit:
>> On 9/13/2017 3:26 AM, Yang, Zhiyong wrote:
>>> From: Yigit, Ferruh
>>>> On 9/9/2017 3:47 PM, Zhiyong Yang wrote:
>>>>> Extend port_id definition from uint8_t to uint16_t in lib and drivers
>>>>> data structures, specifically rte_eth_dev_data.
>>>>> Modify the APIs, drivers and app using port_id at the same time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fix some checkpatch issues from the original code and remove some
>>>>> unnecessary cast operations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Zhiyong Yang <zhiyong.yang@intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> <...>
>>>>
>>>>> @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ enum dcb_mode_enable  #define
>>>>> MAX_RX_QUEUE_STATS_MAPPINGS 4096 /* MAX_PORT of 32 @ 128
>>>>> rx_queues/port */
>>>>>
>>>>>  struct queue_stats_mappings {
>>>>> -	uint8_t port_id;
>>>>> +	uint16_t port_id;
>>>>
>>>> Can this be "portid_t port_id;" ? For testpmd, portid_t can be used for all port_id
>>>> declarations.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ferruh, the suggestion has been discussed in the following thread. Most of people agree on
>>> The basic type uint16_t. :).  Your suggestion was my preference  previously.
>>> At last, I make this decision to use uint16_t.  You know, whatever I use, some ones will stand out and
>>> Say the other is better.  :)
>>> http://www.dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/23208/
>>
>> This discussion was whole dpdk, my comment is for testpmd only.
>>
>> Testpmd already defines "portid_t" and uses it in many places [1]. I am
>> saying why keep using "uint16_t" in some places in testpmd? Lets switch
>> all to "portid_t" while we are touching them all.
>>
>> [1]
>>   -typedef uint8_t  portid_t;
>>   +typedef uint16_t portid_t;
> 
> Or the reverse, we can drop portid_t from testpmd, especially if it is
> not used everywhere in testpmd.
> Note: this typedef hides the size of the port, which may be important
> when optimizing code. 

No strong opinion about keeping "uint16_t" or "portid_t", "portid_t" is
already in use, not sure if worth the effort to remove it.

But I am for unifying the storage type used, one or other.

  reply	other threads:[~2017-09-13 13:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-09  8:42 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] " Zhiyong Yang
2017-08-09  8:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] ethdev: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-08-09 12:52   ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-08-09 12:57     ` Wiles, Keith
2017-08-10  0:53       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-08-10  0:51     ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-08-09  8:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-08-09 14:48   ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-08-10  1:03     ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-08-09  9:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] " De Lara Guarch, Pablo
2017-08-09  9:17   ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04  5:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/4] " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-04  5:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ethdev: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-04  9:06     ` Bruce Richardson
2017-09-04  9:29       ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-04  9:47         ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04 13:12           ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-09-04 13:17             ` Richardson, Bruce
2017-09-04 13:36               ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-09-04 13:59                 ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04 14:41                   ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-09-05  6:51       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-06  8:32     ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-09-06  8:48       ` Yang, Zhiyong
     [not found]     ` <CALZ3Guikt9x8sz-oEKCuDCSp_wtKa64bSXTrMhqcWyg7f_dS7g@mail.gmail.com>
2017-09-07  0:45       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04  5:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-04 14:15     ` Hunt, David
2017-09-04 15:01       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04  5:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] common_base: extend RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS from 32 to 1024 Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-04  7:46     ` Yao, Lei A
2017-09-04  7:59       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04  9:09         ` Bruce Richardson
2017-09-04 10:05           ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04 10:27             ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-09-04 14:18               ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-06  8:42               ` Hemant Agrawal
2017-09-06  8:52                 ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-04 10:29             ` Bruce Richardson
2017-09-04  9:27       ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2017-09-04  5:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] testpmd: add flexibility to mbuf allocation Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-09 14:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-09 14:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] ethdev: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-11  9:37       ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-09-11 10:51         ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-11 10:21       ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-13  2:26         ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-13 11:56           ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-13 12:15             ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-13 12:18             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-09-13 13:33               ` Ferruh Yigit [this message]
2017-09-19  6:05                 ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-19 12:30                   ` Wiles, Keith
2017-09-14 12:49           ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-15  5:11             ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-09 14:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] test: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-09 14:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/4] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-14 14:41       ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-09 14:47     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/4] librte_mbuf: modify port initialization value Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-11 10:23     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] increase port_id range Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-11 11:25       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-13  8:14       ` Matej Vido
2017-09-13  8:21         ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-18 14:54           ` Laatz, Kevin
2017-09-19  1:39             ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-11 10:26     ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-11 10:55       ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-11 11:24         ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-21  8:32     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-21  8:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] net/bonding: remove bonding APIs using ABI versioning Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-21 10:36         ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-22  2:02           ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-21  8:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] ethdev: increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-21 11:49         ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-10-06 14:34           ` Nélio Laranjeiro
2017-09-21  8:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-21  8:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] test: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-21  8:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] librte_mbuf: modify port initialization value Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25  3:22       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25  3:22         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] net/bonding: remove bonding APIs using ABI versioning Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25 11:34           ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-25  3:22         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] ethdev: increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25 11:37           ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-25 12:06           ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-26  7:01             ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-27 18:44               ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-09-28  2:12                 ` Yang, Zhiyong
2017-09-25  3:22         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25  3:22         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] test: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-25  3:22         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] librte_mbuf: modify port initialization value Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] net/bonding: remove bonding APIs using ABI versioning Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] ethdev: increase port_id range Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] examples: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] test: " Zhiyong Yang
2017-09-29  7:17           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] librte_mbuf: modify port initialization value Zhiyong Yang
2017-10-06  2:15           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] increase port_id range Ferruh Yigit
2017-10-06 13:31             ` Gaëtan Rivet
2017-10-06 14:29             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-06 16:02             ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-10-11 21:21             ` Ferruh Yigit
2017-10-12  1:33               ` Yang, Zhiyong

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