Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/3] examples/l3fwd: Handle SIGINT and SIGTERM in l3fwd

["Wang, Zhihong" <zhihong.wang@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:stephen@networkplumber.org]
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 10:09 AM
> To: Wang, Zhihong <zhihong.wang@intel.com>
> Cc: Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; Qiu,
> Michael <michael.qiu@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] examples/l3fwd: Handle SIGINT and SIGTERM in
> l3fwd
> 
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 01:44:20 +0000
> "Wang, Zhihong" <zhihong.wang@intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > > > +#define PORT_IDLE 0
> > > > +#define PORT_INIT 1
> > > > +#define PORT_WORK 2
> > > > +#define PORT_STOP 3
> > > > +#define PORT_QUIT 4
> > >
> > > Seems ok, but over-complicated.
> > > I think all you need is just IDLE, INIT, QUIT.
> >
> > Yes for l2/l3fwd 3 states are enough.
> > I implement a full state machine so it can also serve as an example on how to
> do this in other cases, like where stop might be called before or during init.
> 
> These are examples, it is better to have as little code as necessary to get the job
> done. That makes the example clearer.  Adding extra unnecessary complexity
> just makes it harder to understand.


Thanks for the suggestions!
I'll send the v5 combining your comments and Konstantin's together to make it simpler.