[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 01/10] ethdev: introduce MACSEC device ops

Igor Russkikh Igor.Russkikh at aquantia.com
Thu Apr 11 14:37:15 CEST 2019


Hello Thomas,

Thanks for the review!

On 10.04.2019 14:46, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 10/04/2019 13:18, Igor Russkikh:
>> MACSEC related device ops, API and parameters are taken from the
>> existing ixgbe PMD ops
> 
> Please can you explain how it is related to rte_security?

It is not.
Do you mean macsec control API could be moved and logically be a part of rte_security api?
I can't comment now on how feasible is this. Moreover this depends on how Intel considers
and uses the existing macsec offload in ixgbe.

> The generic API is implemented in ixgbe in next patch.
> You should reverse them, or completely move this patch at the end.

You are right, I'll swap them.

> Please merge such doc update in the patch enabling the feature.

Ok,

Thanks,
  Igor


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