[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] testpmd: handle all rxqs in rss setup

[Wang, Zhihong]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Wang, Zhihong
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:55 AM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>;
> Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/6] testpmd: handle all rxqs in rss setup
> 
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 5:42 PM
> > To: Wang, Zhihong <zhihong.wang at intel.com>
> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>;
> > Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> > <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] testpmd: handle all rxqs in rss setup
> >
> > 2016-05-05 18:46, Zhihong Wang:
> > > This patch removes constraints in rxq handling when multiqueue is enabled
> > > to handle all the rxqs.
> > >
> > > Current testpmd forces a dedicated core for each rxq, some rxqs may be
> > > ignored when core number is less than rxq number, and that causes
> confusion
> > > and inconvenience.
> >
> > I have the feeling that "constraints", "confusion" and "inconvenience"
> > should be more explained.
> > Please give some examples with not enough and too much cores. Thanks
> 
> Sure, will add detailed description in v2  ;)

V2 has been sent.
We see increasing examples looking for help on this "confusion",
one recent example:
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/dev/2016-June/072110.html