[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] net/mlx5 multi-process support

[Xueming(Steven) Li]

The only example to verify forked mode secondary process - should be 
deleted now as fork support removed in v4

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit at intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 10:48 PM
> To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl at mellanox.com>; Nélio Laranjeiro
> <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>; Adrien Mazarguil
> <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] net/mlx5 multi-process support
> 
> On 9/19/2017 3:31 PM, Xueming Li wrote:
> > This patchset enhances Mellanox multi-process by supporting all
> > multi-process examples, also support reading ethdev (x)stats in
> secondary process.
> >
> > Start from V2, this patchset depends on upstream rdma-core enhancement
> > and l2fork example bug fix:
> > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
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> Out of curiosity, why this driver patch depends on example app bug fix?
> 
> > V4:
> > * remove forked secondary mode
> >
> > V3:
> > * add cover letter
> > * add dependency notes
> >
> > V2:
> > * split into multiple patches
> > * support forked secondary process
> > * add secondary process ethdev operations
> > * rebase on latest rdma-core upstream api
> >
> >
> > Xueming Li (5):
> >   net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process
> >   net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor
> >   net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory
> >   net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process
> >   net/mlx5: multi-process document update
> >
> >  doc/guides/nics/features/mlx5.ini |   1 +
> >  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst          |   4 +-
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile         |   1 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c           | 104 ++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h           |  16 ++-
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c    | 108 +++++++++-----
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c      |   2 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c       |   1 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c       |   1 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h      |   2 +
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c    | 294
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c   |   4 +-
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c       |  66 +++++++++
> >  13 files changed, 562 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)  create mode
> > 100644 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
> >