[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] ethdev: introduce transfer attribute to shared action conf

[Ajit Khaparde]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 5:15 AM Andrew Rybchenko <
andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru> wrote:

> On 11/2/20 2:43 PM, Ivan Malov wrote:
> > In a flow rule, attribute "transfer" means operation level
> > at which both traffic is matched and actions are conducted.
> >
> > Add the very same attribute to shared action configuration.
> > If a driver needs to prepare HW resources in two different
> > ways, depending on the operation level, in order to set up
> > an action, then this new attribute will indicate the level.
> > Also, when handling a flow rule insertion, the driver will
> > be able to turn down a shared action if its level is unfit.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at oktetlabs.ru>
> > Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika at nvidia.com>
>
> Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>
>
Acked-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>