[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] cryptodev: replace mbuf scatter gather flag

[De Lara Guarch, Pablo]

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> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] cryptodev: replace mbuf scatter gather flag
> 
> Hi Pablo,
> On 6/9/2018 3:32 AM, Pablo de Lara wrote:
> > The current mbuf scatter gatter feature flag is too ambiguous, as it
> > is not clear if input and/or output buffers can be scatter gather
> > mbufs or not.
> >
> > Therefore, two new flags will replace this flag:
> > RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER_IN and
> > RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER_OUT.
> >
> There may be a case, SG supported in input buffer and we use in-place
> processing and driver may support that but may not support SG for out buffers in
> case of OOP. How can we handle this type of case?

Agree. I will send a new version with more flags, so we can cover all scenarios.

Thanks for the feedback!
Pablo