[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: Clarify usage of TM node parent update API function

[Ben Shelton]

The node parent update API function may be used to update the
priority/weight of an existing node.  Update the documentation to
indicate that this use case is supported.

Signed-off-by: Ben Shelton <benjamin.h.shelton at intel.com>
---
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h
index 7255403..955f02f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.h
@@ -1569,6 +1569,10 @@ rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint16_t port_id,
 /**
  * Traffic manager node parent update
  *
+ * This function may be used to move a node and its children to a different
+ * parent.  Additionally, if the new parent is the same as the current parent,
+ * this function will update the priority/weight of an existing node.
+ *
  * Restriction for root node: its parent cannot be changed.
  *
  * This function can only be called after the rte_tm_hierarchy_commit()
-- 
2.6.4