rte_cpuflags.h File Reference

#include "rte_common.h"
#include <errno.h>

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Functions
__extension__ const char *	rte_cpu_get_flag_name (enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature)
__extension__ int	rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled (enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature)
int	rte_cpu_is_supported (void)
unsigned long	rte_cpu_getauxval (unsigned long type)
int	rte_cpu_strcmp_auxval (unsigned long type, const char *str)

Detailed Description

Architecture specific API to determine available CPU features at runtime.

Definition in file rte_cpuflags.h.

Function Documentation

rte_cpu_get_flag_name()

__extension__ const char* rte_cpu_get_flag_name

(

enum rte_cpu_flag_t

feature

)

Get name of CPU flag

Parameters

feature

CPU flag ID

Returns

flag name NULL if flag ID is invalid

rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled()

__extension__ int rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled

(

enum rte_cpu_flag_t

feature

)

Function for checking a CPU flag availability

Parameters

feature

CPU flag to query CPU for

Returns

1 if flag is available 0 if flag is not available -ENOENT if flag is invalid

rte_cpu_is_supported()

int rte_cpu_is_supported

(

void

)

This function checks that the currently used CPU supports the CPU features that were specified at compile time. It is called automatically within the EAL, so does not need to be used by applications. This version returns a result so that decisions may be made (for instance, graceful shutdowns).

rte_cpu_getauxval()

unsigned long rte_cpu_getauxval

(

unsigned long

type

)

This function attempts to retrieve a value from the auxiliary vector. If it is unsuccessful, the result will be 0, and errno will be set.

Returns

A value from the auxiliary vector. When the value is 0, check errno to determine if an error occurred.

rte_cpu_strcmp_auxval()

int rte_cpu_strcmp_auxval	(	unsigned long	type,
		const char *	str
	)

This function retrieves a value from the auxiliary vector, and compares it as a string against the value retrieved.

Returns

The result of calling strcmp() against the value retrieved from the auxiliary vector. When the value is 0 (meaning a match is found), check errno to determine if an error occurred.