[PATCH v12 1/1] ethdev: add link connector type

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:04:57 +0530
<skori at marvell.com> wrote:

> From: Sunil Kumar Kori <skori at marvell.com>
> 
> Adding link connector parameter to provide the type
> of connection for a port like twisted pair, fiber etc.
> 
> Also added an API to convert the RTE_ETH_LINK_CONNECTOR_XXX
> to a readable string.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nithin Dabilpuram <ndabilpuram at marvell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sunil Kumar Kori <skori at marvell.com>
> ---
> v11..v12:
>  - Increase size of link_connector field.
> v10..v11
>  - Fix review comments on documentation.
>  - Rebase on top of next-net:main branch.
> v9..v10:
>  - Rebase on top of next-net:main branch.
> 
>  app/test/test_ethdev_link.c            | 18 +++++----
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst | 25 ++++++++++++
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++-
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h                | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)


Queued this version to next-net