On 26 November 2014 at 13:53, Maxim Uvarov <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 11/26/2014 12:25 PM, Ola Liljedahl wrote:
>
>> On 26 November 2014 at 09:39, Alexandru Badicioiu
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> This patch has no description. The title is not self explanatory either.
>>> Also the existence of eth0 should be verified  before mapping the loop0
>>> to
>>> eth0 - some platforms may use other interface names (e.g. fmX-gby for FSL
>>> DPAA platforms).  I think a better solution would be to enumerate the
>>> available interfaces  and pick a suitable one.
>>>
>> I second that opinion. On my ChromeBook (great development
>> platforms!), the only Ethernet-like
>> interface is called mlan0.
>>
> Hm, renaming should be done to some predictable name. eth0 is very common
> for linux.
> If it's not so that can be changed with export ODP_PKTIO_LOOPDEV="mlan0".
>
> I can walk over the list but not sure how to select interface that can be
> used.

[Alex] Then how the eth0 was selected in the first place?

>
>
> Maxim.
>
>
>
>
>>
>>> On 25 November 2014 at 18:24, Maxim Uvarov <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Maxim Uvarov <[email protected]>
>>>> ---
>>>>   platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c | 27
>>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>   1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
>>>> b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
>>>> index c523350..501b2e9 100644
>>>> --- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
>>>> +++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
>>>> @@ -156,6 +156,33 @@ odp_pktio_t odp_pktio_open(const char *dev,
>>>> odp_buffer_pool_t pool)
>>>>          pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry;
>>>>          int res;
>>>>          int fanout = 1;
>>>> +       char loop0[IFNAMSIZ] = "eth0"; /* linux-generic loop0 device*/
>>>>
>>> This comment is strange. If ODP uses an interface like "eth0", how can
>> that be a loopback interface?
>> Won't packet I/O using this interface be mapped onto the real Ethernet
>> interface and sent onto the physical link?
>>
>> -- Ola
>>
>>  +       char *loop_hint;
>>>> +
>>>> +       if (strlen(dev) > IFNAMSIZ) {
>>>> +               /* ioctl names limitation */
>>>> +               ODP_ERR("pktio name %s is too big, limit is %d bytes\n",
>>>> +                       dev, IFNAMSIZ);
>>>> +               return ODP_PKTIO_INVALID;
>>>> +       }
>>>> +
>>>> +       loop_hint = getenv("ODP_PKTIO_LOOPDEV");
>>>> +       if (!strncmp(dev, "loop0", 5)) {
>>>> +               if (loop_hint && (strlen(loop_hint) > 0)) {
>>>> +                       if (strlen(loop_hint) > IFNAMSIZ) {
>>>> +                               ODP_ERR("pktio name %s is too big, limit
>>>> is %d bytes\n",
>>>> +                                       loop_hint, IFNAMSIZ);
>>>> +                               return ODP_PKTIO_INVALID;
>>>> +                       }
>>>> +
>>>> +                       memset(loop0, 0, IFNAMSIZ);
>>>> +                       memcpy(loop0, loop_hint, strlen(loop_hint));
>>>> +                       ODP_DBG("pktio rename loop0 to %s\n",
>>>> loop_hint);
>>>> +               } else {
>>>> +                       ODP_DBG("pktio rename loop0 to eth0\n");
>>>> +                       dev = loop0;
>>>> +               }
>>>> +       }
>>>>
>>>>          id = alloc_lock_pktio_entry();
>>>>          if (id == ODP_PKTIO_INVALID) {
>>>> --
>>>> 1.8.5.1.163.gd7aced9
>>>>
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