[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net: announce changes in TCP header

[Gregory Etelson]

Hello,

The TCP flags bitfield patch complements similar changes
proposed to IPv4 header in  net: announce changes in IPv4 header - Patchwork (dpdk.org)<https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20210802103834.14263-1-getelson@nvidia.com/>

Regards,
Gregory

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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net: announce changes in TCP header

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The patch lacks motivation. Why is the change required? Why is it useful?

On August 5, 2021 18:28:31 Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net<mailto:thomas at monjalon.net>> wrote:

Nobody rejected this change but there is not enough ack
to make it an accepted announce of change.

02/08/2021 12:42, Gregory Etelson:
Announce change to add a union that will provide byte and bitfield
access to TCP flags.

Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson <getelson at nvidia.com<mailto:getelson at nvidia.com>>
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+* net: structure ``rte_tcp_hdr`` will have a union that will provide
+  byte access to existing ``tcp_flags`` and add a bitfield for TCP flags.