[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments

[Wang, Zhihong]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Olivier MATZ
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:03 PM
> To: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu at linux.intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Ananyev, Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>;
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> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb
> segments
> 
> Hi Yuanhan,
> 
> On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 13:45:23 +0800, Yuanhan Liu
> <yuanhan.liu at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Olivier,
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 06:28:05PM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > > Change the size of m->port and m->nb_segs to 16 bits.
> >
> > But all the ethdev APIs are still using 8 bits. 16 bits won't really
> > take effect without updating those APIs. Any plans?
> >
> > 	--yliu
> 
> Yes, there is some work in ethdev, drivers and in example apps to
> make the change effective. I think we could define a specific type for
> a port number, maybe rte_eth_port_num_t. Using this type could be a
> first step (for 17.08) before switching to 16 bits (17.11?).
> 
> I'll do the change and send a rfc.

Ping ;) Is this still in your plan?

Thanks
Zhihong

> 
> Regards,
> Olivier