Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH V2] librte_hash: new hash del abi to return stored value

["Wang, Yipeng1" <yipeng1.wang@intel.com>]

Hi, Vijaya, 

Thanks for contributing the new API.

We actually have a patch to support read-write concurrency for rte_hash coming in a couple of weeks.  The new del function you proposed may need to be protected under the new concurrency scheme as well. If you like, we could collaborate together to fit your del function under the new concurrency support. 

Thanks
Yipeng

>-----Original Message-----
>From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of De Lara Guarch, Pablo
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 1:06 AM
>To: Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vguvva@caviumnetworks.com>; Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>Cc: dev@dpdk.org
>Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH V2] librte_hash: new hash del abi to return stored value
>
>Hi Vijaya,
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vijaya Mohan Guvva [mailto:vguvva@caviumnetworks.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:27 AM
>> To: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
>> <pablo.de.lara.guarch@intel.com>
>> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vguvva@caviumnetworks.com>
>> Subject: [PATCH V2] librte_hash: new hash del abi to return stored value
>>
>
>You are actually adding new API, not ABI, so I would reword the commit message.
>
>"hash: add API to return stored value at deletion" maybe?
>
>I would add some information in the commit message and move the changelog (V1, V2 notes)
>after the three dashes.
>
>> V2:
>> Adding another new interface rte_hash_del_key_data to delete key from hash
>> table and return stored data.
>>
>> V1:
>> Add a new key delete interface rte_hash_del_key_with_hash_data to delete the
>> key from hash and return the value stored. This is useful for hash users to free
>> the data stored in the table after key delete and to avoid maintaining a user data
>> array in the dpdk application.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vijaya Mohan Guvva <vguvva@caviumnetworks.com>
>> ---
>>  lib/librte_hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>  lib/librte_hash/rte_hash.h        | 45
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
>...
>
>> +int32_t
>> +rte_hash_del_key_with_hash_data(const struct rte_hash *h, const void *key,
>> +				hash_sig_t sig, void **data);
>> +
>> +/**
>>   * Remove a key from an existing hash table.
>>   * This operation is not multi-thread safe
>>   * and should only be called from one thread.
>> --
>> 1.8.3.1
>
>You need to update the version.map file to add the two new functions
>(you might need to wait until 18.05 is released, so you can use the 18.08 tag).