[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v12 1/6] ethdev: add Tx preparation

[Ananyev, Konstantin]

> 
> 2016-12-12 11:51, Ananyev, Konstantin:
> > > > The application gets few information from tx_prepare() about what should
> > > > be done to make the packet accepted by the hw, and the actions will
> > > > probably be different depending on hardware.
> >
> > That's true.
> > I am open to suggestions how in future to provide extra information to the upper layer.
> > Set rte_errno to different values depending on type of error,
> > OR extra parameter in tx_prepare() that will provide more detailed error information,
> > OR something else?
> 
> That's one of the reason which give me a feeling that it is safer
> to introduce tx_prepare as an experimental API in 17.02.
> So the users will know that it can change in the next release.
> What do you think?

I think that's the good reason and I am ok with it. 
Konstantin