08/11/2017 02:34, Patil, Harish:
> >> --- a/config/common_base
> >> +++ b/config/common_base
> >> +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_VF_TX_SWITCH=n
> >
> >We should remove all compile-time options because they cannot be used
> >when DPDK is pre-packaged.
> >That's why the rule is "NO NEW COMPILE TIME OPTION".
> >
> >After discussion with Ferruh, this patch is accepted as a hotfix.
> >But this option is expected to be removed quickly.
> >I've sent a patch to remove this option in 18.02:
> > http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-November/081488.html
> >It gives you some time to supersede my patch by introducing a
> >run-time driver option.
> >
> >Thanks
>
> Hi Thomas,
> Sure, thanks, we will address before 18.02-rc1.
> Do you have any example on how to add a run-time driver option?
> Does it mean to introduce some change in ethdev?
It is done by parsing devargs with rte_kvargs.
Examples:
http://dpdk.org/commit/447e0d379
http://dpdk.org/commit/001a520e4
http://dpdk.org/commit/7958b1310
