Arrays of type uint64_t/int/string can now be included within an array
or dict. One level of embedded containers is supported. This is
necessary to allow for instances such as the ethdev queue stats to be
reported as a list of uint64_t values, rather than having multiple dict
entries with one uint64_t value for each queue stat.
The memory management APIs provided by telemetry simplify the memory
allocation/free aspect of the embedded container. The rte_tel_data_alloc
function is called in the library/app callback to return a pointer to a
container that has been allocated memory. When adding this container
to an array/dict, a parameter is passed to indicate if the memory
should be freed by telemetry after use. This will allow reuse of the
allocated memory if the library/app wishes to do so.
Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power@intel.com>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
This patch introduces a new telemetry connection socket and handling
functionality. Like the existing telemetry implementation (which is
unaffected by this change) it uses a unix socket, but unlike the
existing one it does not have a fixed list of commands - instead
libraries or applications can register telemetry commands and callbacks
to provide a full-extensible solution for all kinds of telemetry across
DPDK.
Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>
