[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/3] fm10k: enable FTAG based forwarding

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue,  1 Mar 2016 13:36:39 +0800
Wang Xiao W <xiao.w.wang at intel.com> wrote:

>  
> +static int
> +fm10k_check_ftag(struct rte_devargs *devargs)
> +{
> +	if (devargs == NULL)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if (strstr(devargs->args, "enable_ftag=1") == NULL)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return 1;
> +}
> +

It is good to see the DPDK keeping up with the leading edge of hardware
support.

My issue is that devargs are the Linux module parameters method of
configuration in the DPDK world.  They are an API only a developer
would love..

 1. It has to be done at boot
 2. Applications have to rewrite (or expect customer) to pass args
 3. Can't be changed at runtime
 4. Can't be selected on per device basis.

Please find a better way.