[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] eal/bitmap: support reverse bitmap scan

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue,  9 Oct 2018 13:24:57 +0530
Vivek Sharma <vivek.sharma at caviumnetworks.com> wrote:

> This patchset implements the support for reverse bitmap scanning along with
> test support. Reverse scanning is quite useful when bit position signifies
> an ordering according to some attribute, e.g., priority ordering.
> 
> Prerequisite:
> * Note that this patchset is dependent on patch:-
>   'http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/45307/'
> 
> Vivek Sharma (2):
>   eal/bitmap: support bitmap reverse scanning
>   test/bitmap: implement reverse bitmap scan test
> 
>  lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_bitmap.h | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  test/test/test_bitmap.c                    |  71 ++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 213 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 

This patchset has had no feedback in 5 years.
* There was never an application that needed it.
* EAL directory structure changed.
* It would cause an ABI breakage.

If you have an example that needs it, then rebase and follow ABI
rules and the next ABI change will be for 23.11