dpdk_setup_ports.py: fix add of help in case of "t-rex-64 --help"

dpdk_setup_ports.py: fix warning of TRex is already running if different NICs are being used
singleton_daemon.py: fix error socket in use immediately after check if in use
trex-console: fix crash in case of "tui --help"
trex-console: try-catch commands instead of crashing
add async notification on port status/atttibutes change
add port xstats support
add description of interfaces
main_dpdk.cpp: fix --client_cfg not working with Python API

Signed-off-by: Yaroslav Brustinov <ybrustin@cisco.com>

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/automation/trex_control_plane/stl/trex_stl_lib/utils/constants.py b/scripts/automation/trex_control_plane/stl/trex_stl_lib/utils/constants.py
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+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+ON_OFF_DICT = OrderedDict([
+    ('on', True),
+    ('off', False),
+])
+
+UP_DOWN_DICT = OrderedDict([
+    ('up', True),
+    ('down', False),
+])
+
+FLOW_CTRL_DICT = OrderedDict([
+    ('none', 0),     # Disable flow control
+    ('tx',   1),     # Enable flowctrl on TX side (RX pause frames)
+    ('rx',   2),     # Enable flowctrl on RX side (TX pause frames)
+    ('full', 3),     # Enable flow control on both sides
+])
+
+
+
+# generate reverse dicts
+
+for var_name in list(vars().keys()):
+    if var_name.endswith('_DICT'):
+        exec('{0}_REVERSED = OrderedDict([(val, key) for key, val in {0}.items()])'.format(var_name))