[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/9] ethdev: add switch identifier parameter to port

[Thomas Monjalon]

16/04/2018 15:05, Declan Doherty:
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
> +/**
> + * Default values for switch domain id when ethdev does not support switch
> + * domain definitions.

values -> value

> + */
> +#define RTE_ETH_DEV_SWITCH_DOMAIN_ID_INVALID	(0)
> +
> +/**
> + * Ethernet device associated switch information
> + */
> +struct rte_eth_switch_info {
> +	const char *name;	/**< switch name */
> +	uint16_t domain_id;	/**< switch domain id */
> +	uint16_t port_id;	/**< switch port id */

I feel we need more details about what is the "switch port id".

[...]
> @@ -1054,6 +1069,8 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_info {
>  	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_rxportconf;
>  	/** Tx parameter recommendations */
>  	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_txportconf;
> +	/** ethdev switch information */

Can we reword it to express that it is about the hardware
built-in switch hard wired to this port?

> +	struct rte_eth_switch_info switch_info;
>  };