[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: remove flow API from the feature list

[Jerin Jacob]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 3:00 PM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
>
> "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.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> ---
> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Cc: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>
> Cc: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>
> Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>
> Cc: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
>
> v2:
> * Removed feature from all .ini files
> * Removed some references from nic guides
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst                  |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/enic.rst                   |  6 +++---
>  doc/guides/nics/features.rst               | 11 -----------
>  doc/guides/nics/features/bnxt.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/cxgbe.ini         |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini       |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/enic.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/failsafe.ini      |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/hinic.ini         |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/hns3.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/hns3_vf.ini       |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/iavf.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini           |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini           |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/ipn3ke.ini        |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe.ini         |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/mlx4.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/mlx5.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/octeontx2.ini     |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/octeontx2_vec.ini |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/octeontx2_vf.ini  |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini          |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/sfc_efx.ini       |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini           |  1 -
>  doc/guides/nics/hinic.rst                  |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst                   |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/mvpp2.rst                  |  6 +++---
>  doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst                |  2 +-
>  doc/guides/nics/tap.rst                    |  4 ++--

Since you are changing "Flow API" to  "Packet filtering via Flow API"
to all the .rst file,
Could update doc/guides/nics/octeontx2.rst, From "Generic flow API" to
"Packet filtering via Flow API"