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From: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] virtio: Use cpuflag for vector api
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:22:10 +0800
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On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 11:40:41AM +0530, Santosh Shukla wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Yuanhan Liu
> <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 06:01:38PM +0530, Santosh Shukla wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Yuanhan Liu
> >> <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 02:21:02PM +0530, Santosh Shukla wrote:
> >> >> Check cpuflag macro before using vectored api.
> >> >> -virtio_recv_pkts_vec() uses _sse3__ simd instruction for now so added cpuflag.
> >> >> - Also wrap other vectored freind api ie..
> >> >> 1) virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill_simple
> >> >> 2) virtio_rxq_vec_setup
> >> >>
> >> > ...
> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
> >> >> index 3a1de9d..be51d7c 100644
> >> >> --- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
> >> >> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
> >> >
> >> > Hmm, why not wrapping the whole file, instead of just few functions?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Better to refactor code and make arch specific. Current implementation
> >> is temporary.
> >
> > I'm okay to refactor, if it's a clean one. But moving virtio __driver__
> > stuff to EAL, sorry, it still doesn't make too much sense to me.
> >
> 
> You misunderstood my comment, my arch specific meaning
> driver/net/virtio/virtio_vec_<arch>.h

Oh, sorry. Then, yes, that's the way to go, if refactor is really
needed.

	--yliu