From: "Iremonger, Bernard" <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
"Lu, Wenzhuo" <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>,
"jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com" <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>,
"az5157@att.com" <az5157@att.com>,
"Shah, Rahul R" <rahul.r.shah@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] librte_ether: add internal callback functions
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 15:29:59 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8CEF83825BEC744B83065625E567D7C21A08ED69@IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOaVG14duWoFS6JC6LNkmpgr9_CRHpd=MmqZ_c1BvP=rwzz-RA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Stephen,
From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2016 10:13 AM
To: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>; jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com; az5157@att.com; Shah, Rahul R <rahul.r.shah@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] librte_ether: add internal callback functions
I know callbacks are needed, in fact even more are necessary. That is why I don't like this design. It expands the API for each event. I think something like the Linux kernel netlink callback mechanism that passes an event and device handle.
The current rte_eth_dev_callback_register() function takes a parameter void *cb_arg. This allows the passing of a parameter to the callback. For the events RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET the callback parameter is not used. In some cases for the RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC the call back parameter is used.
This patch adds a new event RTE_ETH_VF_MBOX and a parameter for this event struct rte_eth_mb_event_param{}. This parameter is only used with the RTE_ETH_VF_MBOX event and does not affect the other events.
The struct rte_eth_mb_event_param{} should probably not be in rte_eth_dev.h, I will send a v4.
Regards,
Bernard.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-10-03 15:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-30 15:45 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] add callbacks for VF management Bernard Iremonger
2016-09-30 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] librte_ether: add internal callback functions Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-02 9:12 ` Stephen Hemminger
2016-10-03 15:29 ` Iremonger, Bernard [this message]
2016-09-30 15:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-04 14:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] add callbacks for VF management Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 00/13] modify callback " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 16:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/2] " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 22:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-10 14:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-14 0:07 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-10 14:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/2] librte_ether: modify internal callback function Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-10 14:34 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/2] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 15:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 0/2] add API's for VF management Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 17:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-13 13:47 ` Bruce Richardson
2016-10-12 17:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 1/2] net/ixgbe: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 17:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 2/2] app/test_pmd: add tests for new API's Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 15:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 1/2] net/ixgbe: add API's for VF management Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 15:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 2/2] app/test_pmd: add tests for new API's Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-12 15:11 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-12 15:27 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-12 15:36 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-12 15:48 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-12 16:06 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-12 16:21 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-12 16:31 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-12 16:50 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-12 17:20 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-07 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/2] librte_ether: modify internal callback function Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 16:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/2] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 22:44 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-10 14:31 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 16:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/2] librte_ether: modify internal callback function Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 12:29 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-07 16:57 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 16:48 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/2] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-07 12:14 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-07 12:19 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 01/13] librte_ether: modify internal callback function Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 12:56 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-06 14:33 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 14:56 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-06 15:32 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 15:41 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-06 15:45 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 02/13] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 03/13] app/test: add parameter to callback process function Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 04/13] net/bonding: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 05/13] net/e1000: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 06/13] net/i40e: update call " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 07/13] net/mlx4: add parameter " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 08/13] net/mlx5: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 09/13] net/nfp: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 10/13] net/thunderx: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 11/13] net/vhost: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 12/13] net/virtio: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-06 11:26 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 13/13] net/enic: " Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-04 14:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] librte_ether: add internal callback functions Bernard Iremonger
2016-10-05 16:10 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-05 17:04 ` Iremonger, Bernard
2016-10-05 17:19 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-04 14:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] net/ixgbe: add callback to user app on VF to PF mbox msg Bernard Iremonger
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