[dpdk-stable] [PATCH v9 1/2] ring: add reset API to flush the ring when not in use

[Olivier Matz]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:01:21AM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 11:54:36PM +0800, Gavin Hu wrote:
> > Currently, the flush is done by dequeuing the ring in a while loop. It is
> > much simpler to flush the queue by resetting the head and tail indices.
> > 
> > Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org

Actually it's not a fix, it adds a new API.

Is the patch in hash library intended to be backported? If yes, as it
seems to be a performance optimization, you'll need to describe what
scenario you're fixing and what is the performance gain. If no, the Cc
stable can be removed.

Thanks

> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Gavin Hu <gavin.hu at arm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang at arm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli at arm.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com>