Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] mbuf: add user command line config mempools ops API

[Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>]

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:05:16 +0530
> From: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
> To: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
> CC: dev@dpdk.org, olivier.matz@6wind.com, santosh.shukla@caviumnetworks.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] mbuf: add user command line config mempools ops
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> On 1/15/2018 5:59 PM, Jerin Jacob wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:41:14 +0530
> > > From: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
> 
> > > This patch add the user command line configured mempool ops name
> > > API to librte_mbuf and sends a deprecation notice to remove the
> > > similar API from eal.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
> > > ---
> > >  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst |  7 +++++++
> > >  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c           |  8 +++++++-
> > >  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h           | 10 ++++++++++
> > >  lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_version.map |  1 +
> > >  4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > index 13e8543..ec8018f 100644
> > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
> > >  Deprecation Notices
> > >  -------------------
> > > 
> > > +* eal: a mbuf specific API was part of eal APIs. This is now being
> > > +  moved to librte_mbuf to be with other similar APIs.
> > > +  The following API is target to be deprecated on 18.05.
> > > +
> > > +  - ``rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops`` replaced by
> > > +	``rte_mbuf_user_mempool_ops''
> > > +
> > 
> > I think, deprecation notice need to be in a separate 'doc" patch.
> 
> Yes. you are right.
> 
> <snip>..
> 
> > > +const char *
> > > +rte_mbuf_user_mempool_ops(void)
> > > +{
> > > +	return internal_config.user_mbuf_pool_ops_name;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  /* Return mbuf pool ops name */
> > >  static const char *
> > >  rte_mbuf_best_mempool_ops(void)
> > >  {
> > >  	/* User defined mempool ops takes the priority */
> > > -	const char *best_ops = rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops();
> > 
> > I think, we may need to remove the stale rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops() once
> > it is replaced.
> 
> Do you mean that till the API is not deprecated, we shall keep the usage?

Yes

>