[dpdk-dev] [RFC] ethdev: remove all offload API

[Thomas Monjalon]

29/06/2018 03:11, Thomas Monjalon:
> 09/06/2018 00:41, Ferruh Yigit:
> > Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs at mellanox.com>
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> 
> I start working on it.
> This is the list of remaining work on this patch:
> 	- rebase
> 	- add commit message (and fix title)
> 	- check git grep ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO
> 	- check git grep txq_flags
> 	- rebase on top of KEEP_CRC flag
> 	- remove jumbo_frame field
> 	- check update of offload bits in apps
> 	- mask with capability + warning auto-disabled offloads (can be separate)

I won't work on providing an automatic offload disabling with warning,
based on device capabilities, for examples or other apps.
I am not sure it is needed.
If there is a strong desire, feel to propose, and it can be planned for 18.11.


If you look for a summary of the offload rework task (almost finished),
this is the roadmap/guidelines sent last year:
	http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2017-December/083363.html