eal: set name to threads

[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_eal / linuxapp / eal / eal_timer.c

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
index 76a8a65..e0642de 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ int
 rte_eal_hpet_init(int make_default)
 {
        int fd, ret;
+       char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 
        if (internal_config.no_hpet) {
                RTE_LOG(NOTICE, EAL, "HPET is disabled\n");
@@ -208,12 +209,21 @@ rte_eal_hpet_init(int make_default)
         * msb (hpet is 32 bits by default under linux) */
        ret = pthread_create(&msb_inc_thread_id, NULL,
                        (void *(*)(void *))hpet_msb_inc, NULL);
-       if (ret < 0) {
+       if (ret != 0) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: Cannot create HPET timer thread!\n");
                internal_config.no_hpet = 1;
                return -1;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * Set thread_name for aid in debugging.
+        */
+       snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN, "hpet-msb-inc");
+       ret = pthread_setname_np(msb_inc_thread_id, thread_name);
+       if (ret != 0)
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+                       "ERROR: Cannot set HPET timer thread name!\n");
+
        if (make_default)
                eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_HPET;
        return 0;