On 01/02/2021 15:41, Kevin Traynor wrote: > On 21/12/2020 13:10, Kevin Traynor wrote: >> v6: >> - Split patches to add log to existing interval param as a seperate fix first >> - Fix reference in vswitchd.xml >> - Kept Acks as minor changes >> >> v5: >> - Make naming more consistent in vswitchd.xml/NEWS/commit msgs >> - Added Co-Authored-By >> >> v4: >> - Changed naming of params >> - Updated default #defines names >> - Used atomic for param accessed in the pmd thread >> - Revert to default if param range is exceeded >> - Only set params if they are changed >> - Add logging for params when they are changed >> - Add log for auto load balance enabled/disabled when param changed >> > > A question has been raised about whether this series should be > backported to 2.13/2/14. > >> Christophe Fontaine (1): >> dpif-netdev: Add parameters to configure PMD auto load balance. >> > > ^ This is adding new params for auto load balance and it is not a direct > fix for existing functionality. > > OTOH, I have heard that as the hardcoded load threshold is 95%, this is > too high and params are needed to make the feature usable, so in that > sense it could be considered a fix for the feature. > >> Kevin Traynor (3): >> dpif-netdev: Add log for PMD auto load balance interval parameter. > > ^ This is a clearer fix to 2.13/2.14 so I think it is a good candidate > to be backported. > >> dpif-netdev: Add PMD auto load balance status log. > > ^ This is a small stats improvement, if the new params are backported I > would take this too, if not, then it's not worth to backport as it would > have conflicts. >
s/stats/logs/ > What do others think? > > Aside from NEWS, it is a clean backport, I can test and send backports > if needed. > >> AUTHORS: Add Christophe Fontaine. >> >> AUTHORS.rst | 1 + >> NEWS | 1 + >> lib/dpif-netdev.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- >> vswitchd/vswitch.xml | 29 +++++++++++++++++-- >> 4 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) >> > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > d...@openvswitch.org > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list d...@openvswitch.org https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev