[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v8 3/4] net/mlx4: refactor RSS parent queue allocation

[Adrien Mazarguil]

On Wed, Jul 05, 2017 at 11:14:10AM +0300, Vasily Philipov wrote:
> A special "parent" queue must be allocated in addition to a group of
> standard Rx queues for RSS to work. This is done automatically outside of
> isolated mode by the PMD when applications request several Rx queues.
> 
> Since each configured flow rule with the RSS action may target a different
> set of queues, the PMD must have the ability to dynamically allocate
> several parent queues, one per RSS group.
> 
> If isolated mode was requested the default RSS parent queue isn't created
> in this case.
> 
> Refactor RSS parent queue allocations (currently limited to a single
> parent) in preparation for flow API RSS action support.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vasily Philipov <vasilyf at mellanox.com>

Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>

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Adrien Mazarguil
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