[PATCH v2] ethdev: clarify rte_eth_tx_burst() return value and ownership semantics

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Thu Feb 19 20:00:15 CET 2026


On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:20:44 +0100
Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com> wrote:

> > + * If a packet cannot be transmitted due to an error (for example, an
> > + * invalid offload flag), the driver must still consume it and free
> > the
> > + * mbuf, rather than stopping at that point. Such packets should be
> > + * counted in the *tx_errors* port statistic.
> > + *  
> 
> Looks like v1.
> Please update with my feedback.
> 
> -Morten


Thanks missed that in re-edit


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