From: "Kerlin, MarcinX" <marcinx.kerlin@intel.com>
To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Cc: "Pattan, Reshma" <reshma.pattan@intel.com>,
"dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
"De Lara Guarch, Pablo" <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite device data in mp app
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:07:48 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <68D830D942438745AD09BAFA99E33E812BB008@IRSMSX102.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4580114.oiHn6CQCKM@xps13>
Hi Thomas,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 4:13 PM
> To: Kerlin, MarcinX <marcinx.kerlin@intel.com>
> Cc: Pattan, Reshma <reshma.pattan@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; De Lara
> Guarch, Pablo <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite
> device data in mp app
>
> 2016-09-22 14:11, Kerlin, MarcinX:
> > Hi Reshma,
> >
> > From: Pattan, Reshma
> > >
> > > Hi Marcin,
> > >
> > > > /**
> > > > * @internal
> > > > + * Returns a shared device data slot specified by the unique identifier
> name.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * @param name
> > > > + * The pointer to the Unique identifier name for each shared
> > > > +Ethernet device
> > > > + * between multiple processes.
> > > > + * @return
> > > > + * - The pointer to the device data slot, on success. NULL on error
> > > > + */
> > > > +struct rte_eth_dev_data *rte_eth_dev_data_allocated(const char
> > > > +*name);
> > >
> > > This should be static function in source file rather than public function.
> > > And name can be rte_eth_dev_get_dev_by_name() something like that?
> >
> > 1) Yes should be, this function is not using outside lib now, thanks
> > 2) My proposition is rte_eth_dev_get_dev_data_by_name(), because it is
> related with device data structure.. Do you have any objections Thomas?
>
> No objection on the name.
> But the whole patch looks strange.
>
> > I am waiting for still some objections and then prepare v3
>
> Please could you better state the problem you want to solve in the messages of
> each v3 patch?
> I'll try to understand and review the v3.
you're right, description without example is hard to quickly understand.
I added to cover letter how to reproduce the bug, how it affects on applications and
how it is repaired in patch.
I hope that it will clarify problem.
Regards,
Marcin
>
> Thanks
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-09-26 15:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-02 8:58 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-02 8:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite device data in mp app Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-11 12:23 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-20 14:06 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-20 14:31 ` Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-20 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite device data in mp app Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-20 16:14 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-22 14:11 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-09-23 14:12 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-09-26 15:07 ` Kerlin, MarcinX [this message]
2016-09-20 16:48 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-22 14:21 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-09-26 14:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-26 14:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite device data in mp app Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-27 3:06 ` Yuanhan Liu
2016-09-27 10:01 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-09-27 10:29 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-27 11:13 ` Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-27 11:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] librte_ether: add protection against overwrite device data Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-28 11:00 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-28 14:03 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-29 13:41 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-09-30 14:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-30 14:00 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/2] librte_ether: add protection against overwrite device data Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-30 15:00 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-10-06 9:41 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-06 13:57 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-10-06 14:20 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-06 14:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-10-07 12:23 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-10-11 8:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2016-09-30 14:24 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/2] app/testpmd: improve handling of multiprocess Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-30 15:02 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-30 15:03 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/2] app/testpmd: improve multiprocess support Pattan, Reshma
2016-10-18 7:57 ` Sergio Gonzalez Monroy
2016-09-27 11:13 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] app/testpmd: improve handling of multiprocess Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-28 10:57 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-28 11:34 ` Kerlin, MarcinX
2016-09-28 12:08 ` Pattan, Reshma
2016-09-26 14:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-20 14:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 " Marcin Kerlin
2016-09-02 8:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH " Marcin Kerlin
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