[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] rte_ether: clarify rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit tx_rate parameter

Simon Kagstrom simon.kagstrom at netinsight.net
Tue Oct 20 15:20:55 CEST 2015


The tx_rate unit is Mbps.

Gleaned from the ixgbe implementation, the 82599 datasheet and the use
in test-pmd.

Signed-off-by: Simon Kagstrom <simon.kagstrom at netinsight.net>
---
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 8a8c82b..ff9aab7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ int rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint8_t port_id,
  * @param queue_idx
  *   The queue id.
  * @param tx_rate
- *   The tx rate allocated from the total link speed for this queue.
+ *   The tx rate in Mbps. Allocated from the total port link speed.
  * @return
  *   - (0) if successful.
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support this feature.
-- 
1.9.1



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