[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] vhost: Add a hint on how to add or remove the device to a data core

[Benoît Canet]

Let's make sure people will not forget to set and unset VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING.

Signed-off-by: Benoît Canet <benoit.canet at nodalink.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst | 3 ++-
 lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h   | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
index 0b6eda7..ba6065d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Vhost API Overview
       register two callbacks, new_destory and destroy_device.
       When virtio device is activated or deactivated by guest virtual machine,
       the callback will be called, then vSwitch could put the device onto data
-      core or remove the device from data core.
+      core or remove the device from data core by setting or unsetting
+      VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING on the device flags.
 
 *   Read/write packets from/to guest virtual machine
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
index 611a3d4..b9d34c7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ struct virtio_memory {
 
 /**
  * Device operations to add/remove device.
+ *
+ * Make sure to set VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING to the device flags in new_device and
+ * remove it in destroy_device.
+ *
  */
 struct virtio_net_device_ops {
 	int (*new_device)(struct virtio_net *);	/**< Add device. */
-- 
2.1.4