[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] libeventdev API and northbound implementation
Jerin Jacob
jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com
Fri Nov 18 06:44:58 CET 2016
As previously discussed in RFC v1 [1], RFC v2 [2], with changes
described in [3] (also pasted below), here is the first non-draft series
for this new API.
[1] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2016-August/045181.html
[2] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2016-October/048592.html
[3] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2016-October/048196.html
Changes since RFC v2:
- Updated the documentation to define the need for this library[Jerin]
- Added RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_*_ONLY configuration parameters in
struct rte_event_queue_conf to enable optimized sw implementation [Bruce]
- Introduced RTE_EVENT_OP* ops [Bruce]
- Added nb_event_queue_flows,nb_event_port_dequeue_depth, nb_event_port_enqueue_depth
in rte_event_dev_configure() like ethdev and crypto library[Jerin]
- Removed rte_event_release() and replaced with RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE ops to
reduce fast path APIs and it is redundant too[Jerin]
- In the view of better application portability, Removed pin_event
from rte_event_enqueue as it is just hint and Intel/NXP can not support it[Jerin]
- Added rte_event_port_links_get()[Jerin]
- Added rte_event_dev_dump[Harry]
Notes:
- This patch set is check-patch clean with an exception that
02/04 has one WARNING:MACRO_WITH_FLOW_CONTROL
- Looking forward to getting additional maintainers for libeventdev
Possible next steps:
1) Review this patch set
2) Integrate Intel's SW driver[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17049/]
3) Review proposed examples/eventdev_pipeline application[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17053/]
4) Review proposed functional tests[http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/17051/]
5) Cavium's HW based eventdev driver
I am planning to work on (3),(4) and (5)
TODO:
1) Example applications for pipelining, packet ingress order maintenance with
ORDERED type and ATOMIC synchronization services.
2) Create user guide
Jerin Jacob (4):
eventdev: introduce event driven programming model
eventdev: implement the northbound APIs
event/skeleton: add skeleton eventdev driver
app/test: unit test case for eventdev APIs
MAINTAINERS | 5 +
app/test/Makefile | 2 +
app/test/test_eventdev.c | 776 +++++++++++
config/common_base | 14 +
doc/api/doxy-api-index.md | 1 +
doc/api/doxy-api.conf | 1 +
drivers/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/event/Makefile | 36 +
drivers/event/skeleton/Makefile | 55 +
.../skeleton/rte_pmd_skeleton_event_version.map | 4 +
drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c | 535 ++++++++
drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.h | 72 +
lib/Makefile | 1 +
lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h | 1 +
lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile | 57 +
lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c | 1211 ++++++++++++++++
lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h | 1439 ++++++++++++++++++++
lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h | 504 +++++++
lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map | 39 +
mk/rte.app.mk | 5 +
20 files changed, 4759 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 app/test/test_eventdev.c
create mode 100644 drivers/event/Makefile
create mode 100644 drivers/event/skeleton/Makefile
create mode 100644 drivers/event/skeleton/rte_pmd_skeleton_event_version.map
create mode 100644 drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
create mode 100644 drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.h
create mode 100644 lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
create mode 100644 lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
create mode 100644 lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
create mode 100644 lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
create mode 100644 lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
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