Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/3] eventdev: introduce adapter flags for periodic mode

["Carrillo, Erik G" <erik.g.carrillo@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shijith Thotton <sthotton@marvell.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:04 AM
> To: Carrillo, Erik G <erik.g.carrillo@intel.com>
> Cc: Shijith Thotton <sthotton@marvell.com>; Pavan Nikhilesh
> <pbhagavatula@marvell.com>; Jerin Jacob <jerinj@marvell.com>;
> dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [PATCH v3 1/3] eventdev: introduce adapter flags for periodic mode
> 
> A timer adapter in periodic mode can be used to arm periodic timers.
> This patch adds flags used to advertise capability and configure timer adapter
> in periodic mode. Capability flag should be set for adapters which support
> periodic mode.
> 
> Below is a programming sequence on the usage:
> 	/* check for periodic mode support by reading capability. */
> 	rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get(...);
> 
> 	/* create adapter in periodic mode by setting periodic flag
> 	   (RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_F_PERIODIC) and resolution. */
> 	rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext(...);
> 
> 	/* arm periodic timer of configured resolution */
> 	rte_event_timer_arm_burst(...);
> 
> 	/* timer event will be periodically generated at configured
> 	   resolution till cancel is called. */
> 	while (running) { rte_event_dequeue_burst(...); }
> 
> 	/* cancel periodic timer which stops generating events */
> 	rte_event_timer_cancel_burst(...);
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <sthotton@marvell.com>

Thanks, Shijith:

Acked-by: Erik Gabriel Carrillo <erik.g.carrillo@intel.com>