[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] version: switch to year/month version numbers

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-02-10 17:11, Mcnamara, John:
> Hi Alejandro,
> 
> Please note the above change to the nfp_net.c code due to the name change
> in the version macro names.
> 
> 
> I was originally going to change it to this:
> 
>     #if RTE_VER_YEAR == 2 && RTE_VER_MONTH >= 1
>         dev_info->hash_key_size = NFP_NET_CFG_RSS_KEY_SZ;
>     #endif
> 
> Or better:
> 
>     #if RTE_VERSION >= 0x02010000
>         dev_info->hash_key_size = NFP_NET_CFG_RSS_KEY_SZ;
>     #endif

Or better:
	#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(2,1,0,0)

> However, since the code was added in DPDK 2.2 the version check doesn't seem
> necessary, so I removed it. If you need it back in for some reason let me know.

A version check is needed for external applications or external drivers.
It should not exist in the git tree.