From: "Hunt, David" <david.hunt@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>,
viktorin@rehivetech.com, jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com,
shreyansh.jain@nxp.com
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:24:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5763C1E1.4050708@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2502441.EqJFgDIT6e@xps13>
On 17/6/2016 10:09 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 2016-06-17 09:42, Hunt, David:
>> On 17/6/2016 9:08 AM, Olivier Matz wrote:
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> On 06/17/2016 08:58 AM, Hunt, David wrote:
>>>> A comment below:
>>>>
>>>> On 16/6/2016 1:30 PM, David Hunt wrote:
>>>>> +/**
>>>>> + * Set the ops of a mempool.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * This can only be done on a mempool that is not populated, i.e.
>>>>> just after
>>>>> + * a call to rte_mempool_create_empty().
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * @param mp
>>>>> + * Pointer to the memory pool.
>>>>> + * @param name
>>>>> + * Name of the ops structure to use for this mempool.
>>>> + * @param pool_config
>>>> + * Opaque data that can be used by the ops functions.
>>>>> + * @return
>>>>> + * - 0: Success; the mempool is now using the requested ops functions.
>>>>> + * - -EINVAL - Invalid ops struct name provided.
>>>>> + * - -EEXIST - mempool already has an ops struct assigned.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> +int
>>>>> +rte_mempool_set_ops_byname(struct rte_mempool *mp, const char *name,
>>>>> + void *pool_config);
>>>>> +
>>> The changes related to the pool_config look good to me.
>>>
>>> If you plan to do a v14 for this API comment, I'm wondering if the
>>> documentation could be slightly modified too. I think "external mempool
>>> manager" was the legacy name for the feature, but maybe it could be
>>> changed in "alternative mempool handlers" or "changing the mempool
>>> handler". I mean the word "external" is probably not appropriate now,
>>> especially if we add other handlers in the mempool lib.
>>>
>>> My 2 cents,
>>> Olivier
>> I had not planned on doing another revision. And I think the term "External
>> Mempool Manager" accurately describes the functionality, so I'd really
>> prefer to leave it as it is.
> I think there is no manager, just a default handler which can be changed.
> I agree the documentation must be fixed.
OK, I have two suggestions to add into the mix.
1. mempool handler framework
or simply
2. mempool handlers. (the alternative is implied). "The mempool handler
feature", etc.
Thoughts?
David.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-06-17 9:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 237+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-26 17:25 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-01-28 17:52 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-03 14:16 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-04 13:23 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-04 14:52 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-04 16:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-08 11:02 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-04 17:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-02-05 9:26 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-01 13:32 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:05 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-08 10:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/5] memool: add stack (lifo) based external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/5] mempool: add custom external mempool handler example David Hunt
2016-01-28 17:54 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] mempool: add autotest for external mempool custom example David Hunt
2016-01-26 17:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/5] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-02-05 10:11 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-01-28 17:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/5] add external mempool manager Jerin Jacob
2016-01-29 13:40 ` Hunt, David
2016-01-29 17:16 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] " David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/6] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-02-16 19:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, " Jan Viktorin
2016-02-19 13:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH " Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 11:11 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/6] mempool: add stack (lifo) based external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-02-19 13:31 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 11:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-04 9:04 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-08 20:45 ` Venkatesan, Venky
2016-03-09 14:53 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/6] mempool: adds a simple ring-based mempool handler using mallocs for objects David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] mempool: add autotest for external mempool custom example David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/6] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-02-16 14:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] mempool: add in the RTE_NEXT_ABI protection for ABI breakages David Hunt
2016-02-19 13:33 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-02-19 13:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/6] external mempool manager Olivier MATZ
2016-02-29 10:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] " David Hunt
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] mempool: add external mempool manager support David Hunt
2016-04-11 22:52 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] mempool: add custom mempool handler example David Hunt
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/4] mempool: allow rte_pktmbuf_pool_create switch between memool handlers David Hunt
2016-03-09 10:54 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 11:38 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 11:44 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 9:50 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/4] mempool: add in the RTE_NEXT_ABI for ABI breakages David Hunt
2016-03-09 10:46 ` Panu Matilainen
2016-03-09 11:30 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 14:59 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-09 16:28 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 16:31 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-03-09 16:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-03-09 11:10 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/4] external mempool manager Hunt, David
2016-04-11 22:46 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/3] " Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/3] mempool: support external handler Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/3] app/test: test external mempool handler Olivier Matz
2016-04-14 13:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/3] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration Olivier Matz
2016-05-19 13:44 ` [dpdk-dev] mempool: external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-05-19 13:44 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] mempool: support external handler David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev,v5,1/3] " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-24 14:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 9:09 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 12:06 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 13:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 20:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-01 9:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 12:30 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-24 15:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/3] " Jerin Jacob
2016-05-27 9:52 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-27 10:33 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-27 14:44 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-30 9:41 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-30 11:27 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 8:53 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-31 15:37 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 16:03 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-31 20:41 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-05-31 21:11 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-01 10:46 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 11:18 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-05-19 13:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/3] app/test: test external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, v5, " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 9:17 ` Hunt, David
2016-05-31 12:14 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 20:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-05-19 13:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/3] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration David Hunt
2016-05-23 12:40 ` [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-dev, v5, " Jan Viktorin
2016-05-31 9:26 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] mempool: support external handler David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:29 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-01 17:54 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-02 9:11 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 11:23 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 13:43 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] mempool: remove rte_ring from rte_mempool struct David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] mempool: add default external mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] app/test: test " David Hunt
2016-06-01 16:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] mbuf: get default mempool handler from configuration David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager Hunt, David
2016-06-03 6:38 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] mempool: support external mempool operations Jerin Jacob
2016-06-03 10:28 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 10:49 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-03 11:07 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 11:42 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-03 12:10 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] mempool: remove rte_ring from rte_mempool struct David Hunt
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 14:17 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] mempool: add default external mempool ops David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-02 13:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] mbuf: allow apps to change default mempool ops David Hunt
2016-06-03 12:28 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-03 14:06 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 14:10 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-03 14:14 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/5] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-06 14:32 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-06 14:38 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-07 9:25 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-08 13:48 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 9:39 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 10:31 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 11:06 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 11:49 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 12:30 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 13:03 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 13:18 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 13:37 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-09 11:41 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-09 12:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-09 13:09 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-10 7:29 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-10 8:49 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-10 9:02 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 9:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 11:29 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-10 11:13 ` Jerin Jacob
2016-06-10 11:37 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-07 9:05 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-08 12:13 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-09 10:33 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-08 14:28 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-03 14:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-13 12:16 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-13 13:46 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-10 15:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:38 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 12:55 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 13:20 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-14 13:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:39 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 9:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-14 11:45 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-14 12:32 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager Olivier MATZ
2016-06-14 15:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 " David Hunt
2016-06-14 15:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-14 16:08 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-14 15:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-14 15:49 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v11 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-15 10:14 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 10:29 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 11:26 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 11:38 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-15 7:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-15 10:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 0/3] mempool: add external mempool manager Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 11:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 12:03 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 12:38 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 13:50 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 14:02 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 14:10 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-15 14:47 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-15 16:03 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 16:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-15 16:40 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 4:35 ` Shreyansh Jain
2016-06-16 7:04 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 7:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 8:47 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 8:55 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 8:58 ` Olivier MATZ
2016-06-16 11:34 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 " David Hunt
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 1/3] mempool: support external mempool operations David Hunt
2016-06-17 6:58 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 8:08 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 8:42 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 9:09 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-17 9:24 ` Hunt, David [this message]
2016-06-17 10:19 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 10:18 ` Olivier Matz
2016-06-17 10:47 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 2/3] app/test: test external mempool manager David Hunt
2016-06-16 12:30 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature David Hunt
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:35 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-19 11:44 ` Hunt, David
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:37 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-17 13:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v14 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-17 14:41 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-19 12:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-22 7:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-22 8:02 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 " David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 1/3] mempool: support mempool handler operations David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 2/3] app/test: test mempool handler David Hunt
2016-06-22 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 3/3] mbuf: make default mempool ops configurable at build David Hunt
2016-06-23 21:22 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 0/3] mempool: add mempool handler feature Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-24 4:55 ` Wiles, Keith
2016-06-24 11:20 ` Jan Viktorin
2016-06-24 11:24 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-06-24 13:10 ` Jan Viktorin
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