[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: deprecate legacy filter API

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 4/17/19 8:41 AM, Shahaf Shuler wrote:
> Wednesday, April 17, 2019 3:36 AM, Thomas Monjalon:
>> Subject: [PATCH] ethdev: deprecate legacy filter API
>>
>> As stated in the deprecation notice from December 2016, "the legacy filter
>> API, including rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(),
>> rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl() as well as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE,
>> FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR, HASH and L2_TUNNEL, is superseded
>> by the generic flow API (rte_flow)".
>>
>> After a long wait of more than two years, the legacy filter API is marked as
>> deprecated, while still tested with testpmd and the tep_termination
>> example.
>>
>> The next step will be to announce a deadline for complete removal.
>> As preparation of the removal of rte_eth_ctrl.h, RTE_ETH_FLOW_*,
>> RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_* and RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_* definitions are
>> moved to rte_ethdev.h and rte_flow.h.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Acked-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs at mellanox.com>
>
> It's about time 😊.

Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>