On 4 September 2014 17:30, Santosh Shukla <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5 September 2014 00:13, Mike Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I am confused about the init sequence, I imagine this
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4 September 2014 04:40, Santosh Shukla <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 4 September 2014 13:40, Savolainen, Petri (NSN - FI/Espoo)
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> Conti..
> >> >>
> >> >> Root cause of my concern is not entirely specific to this patch. Its
> >> >> more related to odp api initialization calling sequence in
> >> >> application. From early days, we used to follow below step in
> >> >> application -
> >> >>
> >> >> odp_global_init() -> which does almost everything for platform
> >> >> initialization.
> >> >> odp_shm_reserve() -> used for argument processing then
> >> >> odp_create_thread etc...
> >> >>
> >> >> Now we found a need to introduce platform specific init hints, coming
> >> >> from application. Therefore order of odp_xxx_init api calling
> sequence
> >> >> should change too.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Something like.
> >> >>
> >> >> Application "X"
> >> >>
> >> >> main ()
> >> >> {
> >> >>
> >> >> - First do argument processing. For that, call odp_shm_init() in
> >> >> application and remove it from odp_global_init OR application has to
> >> >> allocate memory(bad idea ... I guess).
> >> >
> >> > argX and argY can be allocated from stack or heap (malloc). Shared
> >> > memory is not needed for those to be able to call odp_global_init().
> ODP
> >> > will take copy of the argument, argX/Y can be destroyed after the
> call.
> >>
> >> Not to *call odp_global_init* , It is to pass command line processed
> >> input to odp_globa_init().. Are you suggesting calling of parse_args()
> >> before and after odp_global_init()?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > After ODP init, you can allocate shm and copy args there if you need
> to
> >> > share those within your app.
> >>
> >> Same argument processed twice ? isn't it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > -Petri
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> - Then call odp_global/platform_init(argX, argY); where arg -X :
> >> >> global param, Y :  platform centric stuff.
> >> >>
> >> >> ... Rest stuff as it is.
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Any idea? thoughts? Does above make sense. Thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >
> >
> > My view was that it went like this :
> >
> >
> > main starts(args passed in)
> > int foo;
> > odp_init_t                 odp_data
> >  odp_platform_init_t  platform_data
> >
> > /*Process the arguments passed in as normal.*/
> > loop {
> >   Set variables that main will use itself i.e. if --use-foo is passed
> set
> > foo=true locally.
> >   Prepare odp_data to pass things into the implementation that ODP
> > specifies,  <- the internals of odp_data may be an argv string or a tidy
> > struct we define populated by an ODP helper
> >   Prepare platform_data packaging any params required into the platform
> > specific struct.  <- Have no idea what these are, platform needs to
> figure
> > this out
> > }
> >
>
> Not sure I understood your proposal/pseudo flow completely.
>
> = Are you suggesting processing argument twice one for platform_init
> second for odp thread?
>
> no, all arguments into main are processed once up front, they are either
1. recorded with local variables as appropriate
2. stuffed into odp_init - maybe with the helper
3. stuffed into odp_platform_init however that platform specifies it should
be done.


> call global init(odp_data, platform_data) with the above
> >
> > ........
> >
> > /* Act on any remaining parameters such as foo. */
> > if (foo)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Holmes
> > Linaro Technical Manager / Lead
> > LNG - ODP
>



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*Mike Holmes*
Linaro Technical Manager / Lead
LNG - ODP
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