[ovs-dev] [ovs-dev, v2] dpif-netdev: Destroy pmd threads only if pmd-cpu-mask changed.

[Ryan Moats]

"dev" <dev-bounces at openvswitch.org> wrote on 02/24/2016 12:47:34 PM

> From: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets at samsung.com>
> X-Patchwork-Id: 587370
> Message-Id: <1456318054-4789-1-git-send-email-i.maximets at samsung.com>
> To: dev at openvswitch.org, Daniele Di Proietto <diproiettod at vmware.com>
> Cc: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets at samsung.com>, Flavio Leitner
<fbl at sysclose.org>,
>  Joe Stringer <joestringer at nicira.com>, Dyasly Sergey
<s.dyasly at samsung.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:47:34 +0300
>
> Since 5f2ccb1c0d3b ("dpif: Allow adding ukeys for same flow by
> different pmds.") there is the possibility to reassign queues among
> pmd threads without restarting them and deleting the megaflow cache.
>
> So, reconfiguration can be performed without destroying of PMD threads
> if pmd-cpu-mask not changed.
>
> Reassignment of all rx queues done to achieve fair distribution.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets at samsung.com>
> Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl at sysclose.org>
> ---

While looking back at the tail of the patch queue, I came across this
and I'm not sure what it's status is - the patch doesn't merge cleanly
now (part 2 fails) and so if it is still valid, can we get a rebase?

Thanks,
Ryan