[v3] app/testpmd: add help messages for multi-process

  From: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>

This patch adds help messages for multi-process.

Fixes: a550baf24af9 ("app/testpmd: support multi-process")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
---
v3,v2:
* adjust the position of parameters.
---
 app/test-pmd/parameters.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
  

On 3/1/2022 9:16 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
> From: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
> 
> This patch adds help messages for multi-process.
> 
> Fixes: a550baf24af9 ("app/testpmd: support multi-process")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
> ---
> v3,v2:
> * adjust the position of parameters.
> ---
>   app/test-pmd/parameters.c | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> index daf6a31b2b..44698046b4 100644
> --- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ usage(char* progname)
>   	       "extended statistics to show. Used with --stats-period "
>   	       "specified or interactive commands that show Rx/Tx statistics "
>   	       "(i.e. 'show port stats').\n");
> +	printf("  --num-procs: the number of processes which will be used\n");
> +	printf("  --proc-id  : the id of the current process (id < num-procs)\n");

Hi Connor,

For people new to dpdk/test-pmd, it may be hard to figure out these two
parameter is related to multi-process support. What do you think updating
the description to clarify these are for multi-process support?

>   	printf("  --nb-cores=N: set the number of forwarding cores "
>   	       "(1 <= N <= %d).\n", nb_lcores);
>   	printf("  --nb-ports=N: set the number of forwarding ports "
  

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 4:09 AM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/1/2022 9:16 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
> > From: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
> >
> > This patch adds help messages for multi-process.
> >
> > Fixes: a550baf24af9 ("app/testpmd: support multi-process")
> > Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
> > ---
> > v3,v2:
> > * adjust the position of parameters.
> > ---
> >   app/test-pmd/parameters.c | 2 ++
> >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> > index daf6a31b2b..44698046b4 100644
> > --- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> > +++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
> > @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ usage(char* progname)
> >              "extended statistics to show. Used with --stats-period "
> >              "specified or interactive commands that show Rx/Tx statistics "
> >              "(i.e. 'show port stats').\n");
> > +     printf("  --num-procs: the number of processes which will be used\n");
> > +     printf("  --proc-id  : the id of the current process (id < num-procs)\n");
>
> Hi Connor,
>
> For people new to dpdk/test-pmd, it may be hard to figure out these two
> parameter is related to multi-process support. What do you think updating
> the description to clarify these are for multi-process support?
+1 not just for this but in general.
Group them and add a comment.
Or add that in the help text.

>
> >       printf("  --nb-cores=N: set the number of forwarding cores "
> >              "(1 <= N <= %d).\n", nb_lcores);
> >       printf("  --nb-ports=N: set the number of forwarding ports "
>
  

Hi, Ferruh,
	V4 has been sent to fix it, thanks.

在 2022/3/3 20:09, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
> On 3/1/2022 9:16 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>> From: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
>>
>> This patch adds help messages for multi-process.
>>
>> Fixes: a550baf24af9 ("app/testpmd: support multi-process")
>> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong@huawei.com>
>> ---
>> v3,v2:
>> * adjust the position of parameters.
>> ---
>>   app/test-pmd/parameters.c | 2 ++
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
>> index daf6a31b2b..44698046b4 100644
>> --- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
>> +++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
>> @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ usage(char* progname)
>>              "extended statistics to show. Used with --stats-period "
>>              "specified or interactive commands that show Rx/Tx 
>> statistics "
>>              "(i.e. 'show port stats').\n");
>> +    printf("  --num-procs: the number of processes which will be 
>> used\n");
>> +    printf("  --proc-id  : the id of the current process (id < 
>> num-procs)\n");
> 
> Hi Connor,
> 
> For people new to dpdk/test-pmd, it may be hard to figure out these two
> parameter is related to multi-process support. What do you think updating
> the description to clarify these are for multi-process support?
> 
>>       printf("  --nb-cores=N: set the number of forwarding cores "
>>              "(1 <= N <= %d).\n", nb_lcores);
>>       printf("  --nb-ports=N: set the number of forwarding ports "
> 
> .