[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/4] cfgfile: add new functions to API

Bruce Richardson bruce.richardson at intel.com
Fri Jun 30 11:55:19 CEST 2017


On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 12:26:48PM +0200, Jacek Piasecki wrote:
> Extend existing cfgfile library with providing new API functions:
> 
> rte_cfgfile_create() - create new cfgfile object
> rte_cfgfile_add_section() - add new section to existing cfgfile
> object
> rte_cfgfile_add_entry() - add new entry to existing cfgfile
> object in specified section
> rte_cfgfile_set_entry() - update existing entry in cfgfile object
> rte_cfgfile_save() - save existing cfgfile object to INI file
> 
> This modification allows to create a cfgfile on
> runtime and opens up the possibility to have applications
> dynamically build up a proper DPDK configuration, rather than having
> to have a pre-existing one.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacek Piasecki <jacekx.piasecki at intel.com>
> ---
>  lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c           | 249 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h           |  76 +++++++++
>  lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile_version.map |  11 ++
>  3 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
<snip>
> +/**
> + * Add entry to specified section in cfgfile instance.
> + *
> + * @param cfg
> + *   Pointer to the cfgfile structure.
> + * @param sectionname
> + *   Given section name to add an entry.
> + * @param entryname
> + *   Entry name to add.
> + * @entryvalue

missing "param" here. Building the docs throws an error on this.

+/home/bruce/dpdk.org/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h:161: warning: Found unknown command `\entryvalue'
+/home/bruce/dpdk.org/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h:166: warning: The following parameters of rte_cfgfile_add_entry(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg, const char *sectionname, const char *entryname, const char *entryvalue) are not documented:
+  parameter 'entryvalue'

> + *   Entry value to add.
> + * @return
> + *   0 on success, -EEXIST if entry already exist, -EINVAL if bad argument
> + */
> +int rte_cfgfile_add_entry(struct rte_cfgfile *cfg,
> +		const char *sectionname, const char *entryname,
> +		const char *entryvalue);
> +


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