[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: remove flow API from the feature list

[Jerin Jacob]

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 6:56 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:
>
> 25/10/2019 14:51, Ferruh Yigit:
> > "Flow API" is a method/API to implement various filtering features, on
> > its own it doesn't give much context on what features are provided. And
> > it is not really a feature, so doesn't fit into feature table.
> >
> > Also since other filtering related APIs, 'filter_ctrl', has been
> > deprecated, flow API is the only supported way in the DPDK to implement
> > filtering options, if related filter options announced by PMDs, listing
> > "Flow API" as implemented is redundant information.
>
> I fully agree with this explanation.
> rte_flow is the only supported API for flow offloads.
> That's why we must remove the legacy API.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> > ---
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
> > -Flow API             =
>
> Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>

# Need to remove "Flow API" from doc/guides/nics/features.rst
# Need to remove refference of "Flow API" from "doc/guides/nics/*" as well.

Not specific to this patch,
Probably we need to add a new matrix to enumerate PATTERN and ACTIONS
supported by each PMD as a rte_flow feature matrix.
That some else can take it up if everyone agrees the semantics.