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<dev.dpdk.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/options/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/> List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org> List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On 10/18/2023 8:48 AM, Chaoyong He wrote: > This patch series try to enhance the bond framework to support the > offload feature better: > * Add new API to make the member port can access some information of the > bond port which belongs. > * Add new API to get the result of whether bond port is created by the > member port. > * Add two command line argument to control if enable member port > notification and dedicated queue features. > * Add logic to support add ports which share the same PCI address into > bond port. > * Also modify the testpmd application to test the new APIs and logics > added by this patch series. > > --- > v2: > * Fix compile error on github-robot by removing the redundancy function > declaration in the header file. > v3: > * Use the hole in the structure for the new added flag data field. > v4: > * Drop two commits not necessary for this series. > * Modify some logic as the review comments from reviewers. > --- > > Long Wu (6): > ethdev: add member notification for bonding port > ethdev: add API to get hardware creation of bonding port > net/bonding: add bonding port arguments > net/bonding: support add port by data name > net/bonding: support checking valid bonding port ID > net/bonding: add commands for bonding port notification > > Hi Chaoyong, This patchset discussed in the technical board, to be able to discuss in more details, can you please provide more details in the usecase? Also there can be a gap on how to test this new additions, again knowing the intended usecase may help. There are a few things not ideal in the set, like adding bonding specific APIs, ethdev additions specific to bonding, port not working on generic capabilities/configuration approach but app needs to know that it is bonding port etc ... I will postpone the patchset to next release, please clarify more the usecase and we can continue discussions. Thanks, ferruh