Hi, Thomas > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:tho...@monjalon.net] > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 4:50 AM > To: Zhao1, Wei <wei.zh...@intel.com>; Lu, Wenzhuo > <wenzhuo...@intel.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/3] lib/librte_ether: add support for port > reset > > 10/04/2017 05:02, Wei Zhao: > > --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h > > +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h > > @@ -1509,6 +1512,9 @@ struct eth_dev_ops { > > eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t l2_tunnel_offload_set; > > /** Enable/disable l2 tunnel offload functions. */ > > > > + /** Reset device. */ > > + eth_dev_reset_t dev_reset; > > + > > eth_set_queue_rate_limit_t set_queue_rate_limit; /**< Set queue > rate > > limit. */ > > > > rss_hash_update_t rss_hash_update; /** Configure RSS hash > > This new op should be added at the end of the structure to avoid ABI issue.
Ok, I will change as your suggestion in next version. > > > protocols. */ @@ -4413,6 +4419,28 @@ int > > rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name); > > > > /** > > + * Reset an ethernet device when it's not working. One scenario is, > > + after > > PF + * port is down and up, the related VF port should be reset. > > + * The API will stop the port, clear the rx/tx queues, re-setup the > > + rx/tx > > + * queues, restart the port. > > + * Before calling this API, APP should stop the rx/tx. When tx is > > + being > > stopped, + * APP can drop the packets and release the buffer instead > > of sending them. + * This function can also do some restore work for > > the port, for example, it can + * restore the added parameters of > > vlan, mac_addrs, promisc_unicast_enabled + * flag and > promisc_multicast_enabled flag. > > + * > > + * @param port_id > > + * The port identifier of the Ethernet device. > > + * > > + * @return > > + * - (0) if successful. > > + * - (-ENODEV) if port identifier is invalid. > > + * - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support this function. > > + */ > > +int > > +rte_eth_dev_reset(uint8_t port_id); > > The declarations and function definitions should be better placed after start > and stop functions. Ok, I will change as your suggestion in next version.