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

[Thomas Monjalon]

10/04/2020 14:10, 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>
> 
> 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"

Wait
rte_flow is not only about filtering.
rte_flow can configure any flow-related offload,
including encapsulation or header update.