> -----Original Message----- > From: Shijith Thotton <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:04 AM > To: Carrillo, Erik G <[email protected]> > Cc: Shijith Thotton <[email protected]>; Pavan Nikhilesh > <[email protected]>; Jerin Jacob <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > Subject: [PATCH v3 1/3] eventdev: introduce adapter flags for periodic mode > > A timer adapter in periodic mode can be used to arm periodic timers. > This patch adds flags used to advertise capability and configure timer adapter > in periodic mode. Capability flag should be set for adapters which support > periodic mode. > > Below is a programming sequence on the usage: > /* check for periodic mode support by reading capability. */ > rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get(...); > > /* create adapter in periodic mode by setting periodic flag > (RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_F_PERIODIC) and resolution. */ > rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext(...); > > /* arm periodic timer of configured resolution */ > rte_event_timer_arm_burst(...); > > /* timer event will be periodically generated at configured > resolution till cancel is called. */ > while (running) { rte_event_dequeue_burst(...); } > > /* cancel periodic timer which stops generating events */ > rte_event_timer_cancel_burst(...); > > Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <[email protected]>
Thanks, Shijith: Acked-by: Erik Gabriel Carrillo <[email protected]>
