On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM Andrew Bailey <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Also, does the topology type affect whether we want to use these custom >> args, if the SUT driver is ice? I guess in a weird case we could have an >> ethdev test using an ice DUT which does not need a TG? >> >> My understanding is that if the link topology is no link, there will be > no ingress and the ports on the NIC would not be used for traffic. I do not > believe this argument will still be required if no traffic is being > handled. Please let me know if you disagree with this approach or if I am > missing something. > So, yes it probably does not matter which way we decide on this given that no traffic is going to be transmitted. But, I suppose we might as well maintain the same logic (compile this way with this DPDK PMD) as with single link and dual link topologies, unless we have any reason to do otherwise? But again, if we did compile without the argument in a no_link topology, I don't think it would matter. So, in this case, whatever your preference is between these two (as long as you provide a reason), I will approve it.
