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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "l2fwd_event.h"
+
+void
+l2fwd_event_resource_setup(struct l2fwd_resources *rsrc)
+{
+       struct l2fwd_event_resources *evt_rsrc;
+
+       if (!rte_event_dev_count())
+               rte_panic("No Eventdev found\n");
+
+       evt_rsrc = rte_zmalloc("l2fwd_event",
+                                sizeof(struct l2fwd_event_resources), 0);
+       if (evt_rsrc == NULL)
+               rte_panic("Failed to allocate memory\n");
+
+       rsrc->evt_rsrc = evt_rsrc;
+}
 
  * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
 
+#include "l2fwd_event.h"
 #include "l2fwd_poll.h"
 
 /* display usage */
               "  --[no-]mac-updating: Enable or disable MAC addresses updating (enabled by default)\n"
               "      When enabled:\n"
               "       - The source MAC address is replaced by the TX port MAC address\n"
-              "       - The destination MAC address is replaced by 02:00:00:00:00:TX_PORT_ID\n",
+              "       - The destination MAC address is replaced by 02:00:00:00:00:TX_PORT_ID\n"
+              "  --mode: Packet transfer mode for I/O, poll or eventdev\n"
+              "          Default mode = eventdev\n"
+              "  --eventq-sched: Event queue schedule type, ordered, atomic or parallel.\n"
+              "                  Default: atomic\n"
+              "                  Valid only if --mode=eventdev\n\n",
               prgname);
 }
 
        return n;
 }
 
+static void
+l2fwd_event_parse_mode(const char *optarg,
+                      struct l2fwd_resources *rsrc)
+{
+       if (!strncmp(optarg, "poll", 4))
+               rsrc->event_mode = false;
+       else if (!strncmp(optarg, "eventdev", 8))
+               rsrc->event_mode = true;
+}
+
+static void
+l2fwd_event_parse_eventq_sched(const char *optarg,
+                              struct l2fwd_resources *rsrc)
+{
+       if (!strncmp(optarg, "ordered", 7))
+               rsrc->sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED;
+       else if (!strncmp(optarg, "atomic", 6))
+               rsrc->sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+       else if (!strncmp(optarg, "parallel", 8))
+               rsrc->sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL;
+}
+
 static const char short_options[] =
        "p:"  /* portmask */
        "q:"  /* number of queues */
 
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_MAC_UPDATING "mac-updating"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_MAC_UPDATING "no-mac-updating"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE "mode"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SCHED "eventq-sched"
 
 enum {
        /* long options mapped to a short option */
         * conflict with short options
         */
        CMD_LINE_OPT_MIN_NUM = 256,
+       CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM,
+       CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SCHED_NUM,
 };
 
 /* Parse the argument given in the command line of the application */
        struct option lgopts[] = {
                { CMD_LINE_OPT_MAC_UPDATING, no_argument, &mac_updating, 1},
                { CMD_LINE_OPT_NO_MAC_UPDATING, no_argument, &mac_updating, 0},
+               { CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE, required_argument, NULL,
+                                                       CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM},
+               { CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SCHED, required_argument, NULL,
+                                               CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SCHED_NUM},
                {NULL, 0, 0, 0}
        };
        int opt, ret, timer_secs;
                        rsrc->timer_period *= rte_get_timer_hz();
                        break;
 
+               case CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM:
+                       l2fwd_event_parse_mode(optarg, rsrc);
+                       break;
+
+               case CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SCHED_NUM:
+                       l2fwd_event_parse_eventq_sched(optarg, rsrc);
+                       break;
+
                /* long options */
                case 0:
                        break;
        if (!nb_ports_available)
                rte_panic("All available ports are disabled. Please set portmask.\n");
 
-       l2fwd_poll_resource_setup(rsrc);
+       /* Configure eventdev parameters if required */
+       if (rsrc->event_mode)
+               l2fwd_event_resource_setup(rsrc);
+       else
+               l2fwd_poll_resource_setup(rsrc);
 
        /* initialize port stats */
        memset(&rsrc->port_stats, 0,