[ovs-dev] [PATCH 1/1] tests: Add PMD auto load balance unit tests.

Pai G, Sunil sunil.pai.g at intel.com
Fri Mar 12 18:57:57 UTC 2021


> >> Afaiu, from ovsdb pov, other_config is a simple map of strings with
> >> no constraint on the content of the strings.
> >> I understand the constraints expressed for sub fields like
> >> pmd-auto-lb-XX parameters in vswitchd/vswitchd.xml as only for
> documentation.
> >>
> >> I don't see the benefit of checking values 20000 or 20001.
> >
> > I couldn't find the doc where the max value is mentioned.
> > Would you mind pointing it ?
> > Or its calculated somehow ?
> >
> 
> Thanks Sunil (and David). The max is mentioned here:
> https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/vswitchd/vswitch.xml#L6
> 77-L679

Thanks Kevin , I somehow overlooked the file mentioned by David.

> 
> We probably need to think a bit more about the units and max for this
> parameter in general, but that's what's currently documented.

I agree.

> 
> Kevin.



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