[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] app/testpmd: reduce memory consumption

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 11/22/2019 1:12 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 22/11/2019 13:24, Ferruh Yigit:
>> On 11/22/2019 10:43 AM, David Marchand wrote:
>>> diff --git a/devtools/test-null.sh b/devtools/test-null.sh
>>> index 9f9a459f76..6e5b1ad529 100755
>>> --- a/devtools/test-null.sh
>>> +++ b/devtools/test-null.sh
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ else
>>>  fi
>>>  
>>>  (sleep 1 && echo stop) |
>>> -$testpmd -c $coremask --no-huge -m 150 \
>>> +$testpmd -c $coremask --no-huge -m 20 \
>>>  	$libs --vdev net_null1 --vdev net_null2 $eal_options -- \
>>>  	--no-mlockall --total-num-mbufs=2048 $testpmd_options -ia
>>
>> What do you think to separate this part, and go with first version of the patchset?
>>
>> And I am not sure if we should update at all, what is the benefit?

Fair enough.

> 
> The benefit it to test that there is no anormal memory needs.
> 
>> Also script fails after update, because of the additional physical devices and
>> their memory requirement, it is possible to make it run with additional testpmd
>> argument but fails by default.
> 
> This test is supposed to be for null devices only.
> Why are you trying to add physical devices?
> Oh wait, we miss an option -w 0 to be in whitelist mode?
> 
I am not trying to add physical devices, they are already there in my
environment, yes adding "-w" can solve it.