[PATCH v2] test/flow: add support for async API

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Mon Mar 2 01:52:35 CET 2026


On Mon,  2 Mar 2026 00:29:30 +0100
Maxime Peim <maxime.peim at gmail.com> wrote:

> +		switch (items[i].type) {
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
> +			((struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *)(uintptr_t)items[i].spec)->hdr.src_addr =
> +				RTE_BE32(counter);
Since spec is a void * you don't have to make it so opaque via uintptr_t.


> +			break;
> +		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6: {
> +			struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *spec =
> +				(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *)(uintptr_t)items[i].spec;

ditto

> +			uint8_t j;
> +			for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
> +				spec->hdr.src_addr.a[15 - j] = counter >> (j * 8);
> +			break;
> +		}
> +		default:
> +			break;
> +		}

Every time I see a cast my "spidey sense" tingles and look for code issues.


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