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From: Olivier MATZ <olivier.matz-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Antti Kantee <pooka-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>
Cc: dev-VfR2kkLFssw@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eal: add support for shared object drivers
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:54:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51B88BA7.9080605@6wind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51B87065.2020600-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>

Hi Antti,

>  > For instance, testpmd -d librte_pmd_xxx.so can be used to enable xxx
> driver
>  > support on testpmd without any recompilation of testpmd.
>
> What's the use case?

Load any other pmd driver dynamically (ex: mellanox driver)

> Unless I'm missing something, testpmd still needs
> an explicit rte_pmd_foo_init() call. It's of course not difficult to
> sprinkle some __attribute__((constructor))'s into the pmd's

Yes, you need to do it in the pmd's constructor.

Olivier

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-06-12 14:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-12  7:51 [PATCH] eal: add support for shared object drivers Thomas Monjalon
     [not found] ` <1371023487-23617-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 11:55   ` Olivier MATZ
     [not found]     ` <51B861CA.8060203-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 15:12       ` Thomas Monjalon
     [not found] ` <51B87027.40703@cs.hut.fi>
     [not found]   ` <51B87027.40703-D3plGOiwsub1KXRcyAk9cg@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 12:58     ` Antti Kantee
     [not found]       ` <51B87065.2020600-X3B1VOXEql0@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 14:54         ` Olivier MATZ [this message]
     [not found]           ` <51B88BA7.9080605-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 15:12             ` Antti Kantee

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