Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Check meter packet mode in PMD

[Li Zhang <lizh@nvidia.com>]

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> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
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> To: Li Zhang <lizh@nvidia.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Check meter packet mode in PMD
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> 01/04/2021 08:52, Li Zhang:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > > 01/04/2021 08:16, Li Zhang:
> > > > Currently meter algorithms only supports rate is bytes per second(BPS).
> > > > Add packet_mode flag in meter profile parameters data structure in RTE.
> > >
> > > What means RTE?
> > > I see no flag added in these patches.
> >
> > It is RTE API, which added by another patch as below:
> > Depends-on: series=16002  ("Support PPS(packet per second) on meter")
> > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatc
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> 
> Please do not say RTE API, it is meaningless.
> Better to give the exact name of the structure, or at least the name of the
> library.
> 
> Also your sentence means this patchset is adding a flag but it is not.
> It's very confusing.
> 

Thanks, I will change it in V2 patch.

> > > > Add the necessary checks to the existing drivers implementing the
> > > > rte_mtr API to makes sure that profiles with packet_mode set to
> > > > TRUE are rejected.
> > > >
> > > > Depends-on: series=16002  ("Support PPS(packet per second) on
> > > > meter")
> > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F
> > > > patc
> > > >
> > >
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> > > a=04
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> > > > amp;reserved=0
> > >
> > > It seems these patches should be part of the above patchset.
> > >
> > > > Li Zhang (2):
> > > >   net/softnic: check meter packet mode
> > > >   net/mvpp2: check meter packet mode
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