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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] testpmd: add io_retry forwarding
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:32:13 +0200
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2016-05-05 18:46, Zhihong Wang:
> --- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
>  extern struct fwd_engine io_fwd_engine;
> +extern struct fwd_engine io_retry_fwd_engine;
>  extern struct fwd_engine mac_fwd_engine;
>  extern struct fwd_engine mac_retry_fwd_engine;
>  extern struct fwd_engine mac_swap_engine;

We now have 2 engines with "retry" behaviour.
It is maybe the way to go, but I want to ask the question:
Would it be possible to have "retry" as an engine parameter?