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2019-05-16init / exit function orderingDave Barach1-5/+496
The vlib init function subsystem now supports a mix of procedural and formally-specified ordering constraints. We should eliminate procedural knowledge wherever possible. The following schemes are *roughly* equivalent: static clib_error_t *init_runs_first (vlib_main_t *vm) { clib_error_t *error; ... do some stuff... if ((error = vlib_call_init_function (init_runs_next))) return error; ... } VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (init_runs_first); and static clib_error_t *init_runs_first (vlib_main_t *vm) { ... do some stuff... } VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (init_runs_first) = { .runs_before = VLIB_INITS("init_runs_next"), }; The first form will [most likely] call "init_runs_next" on the spot. The second form means that "init_runs_first" runs before "init_runs_next," possibly much earlier in the sequence. Please DO NOT construct sets of init functions where A before B actually means A *right before* B. It's not necessary - simply combine A and B - and it leads to hugely annoying debugging exercises when trying to switch from ad-hoc procedural ordering constraints to formal ordering constraints. Change-Id: I5e4353503bf43b4acb11a45fb33c79a5ade8426c Signed-off-by: Dave Barach <dave@barachs.net>
2016-12-28Reorganize source tree to use single autotools instanceDamjan Marion1-0/+168
Change-Id: I7b51f88292e057c6443b12224486f2d0c9f8ae23 Signed-off-by: Damjan Marion <damarion@cisco.com>