[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: remove flow API from the feature list

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Oct 25 15:26:33 CEST 2019


25/10/2019 14:51, Ferruh Yigit:
> "Flow API" is a method/API to implement various filtering features, on
> its own it doesn't give much context on what features are provided. And
> it is not really a feature, so doesn't fit into feature table.
> 
> Also since other filtering related APIs, 'filter_ctrl', has been
> deprecated, flow API is the only supported way in the DPDK to implement
> filtering options, if related filter options announced by PMDs, listing
> "Flow API" as implemented is redundant information.

I fully agree with this explanation.
rte_flow is the only supported API for flow offloads.
That's why we must remove the legacy API.

> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> ---
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
> -Flow API             =

Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>




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