[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] Link Bonding Library
Neil Horman
nhorman at tuxdriver.com
Wed May 28 19:49:08 CEST 2014
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 04:32:00PM +0100, declan.doherty at intel.com wrote:
> From: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty at intel.com>
>
> Initial release of Link Bonding Library (lib/librte_bond) with support for
> bonding modes :
> 0 - Round Robin
> 1 - Active Backup
> 2 - Balance l2 / l23 / l34
> 3 - Broadcast
>
Why make this a separate library? That requires exposure of yet another API to
applications. Instead, why not write a PMD that can enslave other PMD's and
treat them all as a single interface? That way this all works with the existing
API.
Neil
> patches split:
> 1 - library + makefile changes
> 2 - Unit test suite, including code to generate packet bursts for
> testing rx and tx functionality of bonded device and a
> virtual/stubbed out ethdev for use as slave ethdev in testing
> 3 - Link bonding integration into testpmd, including :
> - Includes the ability to create new bonded devices.
> - Add /remove bonding slave devices.
> - Interogate bonded device stats/configuration
> - Change bonding modes and select balance transmit polices
> 4 - Add Link Bonding Library to Doxygen
>
>
> app/test-pmd/cmdline.c | 550 +++++
> app/test-pmd/parameters.c | 4 +-
> app/test-pmd/testpmd.c | 28 +-
> app/test-pmd/testpmd.h | 2 +
> app/test/Makefile | 3 +
> app/test/commands.c | 3 +
> app/test/packet_burst_generator.c | 276 +++
> app/test/packet_burst_generator.h | 85 +
> app/test/test.h | 1 +
> app/test/test_link_bonding.c | 4007 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> app/test/virtual_pmd.c | 580 ++++++
> app/test/virtual_pmd.h | 74 +
> config/common_bsdapp | 5 +
> config/common_linuxapp | 5 +
> doc/doxy-api-index.md | 1 +
> doc/doxy-api.conf | 1 +
> lib/Makefile | 1 +
> lib/librte_bond/Makefile | 28 +
> lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.c | 1679 ++++++++++++++++
> lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.h | 228 +++
> mk/rte.app.mk | 5 +
> 21 files changed, 7564 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
> create mode 100644 app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
> create mode 100644 app/test/test_link_bonding.c
> create mode 100644 app/test/virtual_pmd.c
> create mode 100644 app/test/virtual_pmd.h
> create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/Makefile
> create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.c
> create mode 100644 lib/librte_bond/rte_bond.h
>
> --
> 1.8.5.3
>
>
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