[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] Revert "eal: set name to threads"

[Panu Matilainen]

On 11/19/2015 01:22 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> This reverts commit 67b6d3039e9edbc4624c878c6930be5e126e8b58.
>
> Reverted patch uses pthread_setname_np() function, this function added
> into glibc in version 2.12 and cause a compile error in older glibc
> versions:
> error: implicit declaration of function "pthread_setname_np"
>
> Main purpose of reverted patch is to name threads, without
> pthread_setname_np() function, patch does not mean much, so reverting
> patch for sake of compatibility with older glibc versions.
>

Debuggability is important too. Rather than revert, why not wrap it in 
rte_thread_setname() or such and just make it a no-op with glibc 
versions where pthread_setname_np() is not available?

	- Panu -