Re: [PATCH] ethdev: introduce ethdev dump API

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

08/02/2022 13:59, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 2/8/2022 11:14 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
> > 在 2022/2/8 18:21, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
> >> What I understand was this API can return any device private information,
> >> it is not limited to 'ethdev->data->dev_private', (although most of the 
> > I think this API is limited to 'ethdev->data->dev_private'.
> >> data
> >> is represented in this struct), like if you want to dump queue state,
> >> this is out of 'ethdev->data->dev_private'.
> > Queue state can be dumped using API 'rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get'.
> > 
> 
> Yes it can be. But as far as I can see there is nothing prevents the dump()
> API to provide the same, it is up to PMD.
> 
> If the intention is to limit what can be dump to 'ethdev->data->dev_private',
> it is not clear from API documentation/implementation.

Why limiting?
The dump could even print debug infos which are nowhere else.