[dpdk-dev] [RFC 2/2] doc/guides/prog_guide: add new flow attribute
Qi Zhang
qi.z.zhang at intel.com
Sun May 14 21:50:06 CEST 2017
Update the programming guide for the new attribute of rte_flow
Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
---
doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index b587ba9..5207eec 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ directions. At least one direction must be specified.
Specifying both directions at once for a given rule is not recommended but
may be valid in a few cases (e.g. shared counters).
+Attribute: Match hint
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This is a attribute to hint different pattern match accuracy.
+
+Perfect match:
+- Actions will be taken if input packet's pattern matches flow's pattern.
+
+Signature match:
+- Actions will be taken if the signature of input packet's pattern matches
+ the signature of flow's pattern.
+
Pattern item
~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
2.7.4
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