Re: [PATCH] Use pthread_setname APIs

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen-OTpzqLSitTUnbdJkjeBofR2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:05:48 -0700
Ravi Kerur <rkerur-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Add code to set names to threads via pthread APIs.
> In Linux corresponding _getname_ is available, however, FreeBSD
> doesn't have corresponding _get_name API available yet. Hence _getname_
> is not yet used in the code.
> 
> Ravi Kerur (1):
>   Use pthread_setname apis
> 
>  config/common_bsdapp                               |  5 +++++
>  config/common_linuxapp                             |  5 +++++
>  examples/vhost/Makefile                            |  1 +
>  examples/vhost/main.c                              | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
>  examples/vhost_xen/Makefile                        |  1 +
>  examples/vhost_xen/main.c                          | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
>  lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c                    |  7 +++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile               |  2 ++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c                  | 11 +++++++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c       | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio_mp_sync.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c            | 11 ++++++++++-
>  12 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 

Since it possible to have multiple DPDK applications in same environment,
and the thread name size is so limited, I wonder if this is a good idea.