[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/7] ethdev: allow unknown link speed

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 6/15/2020 10:01 AM, Ivan Dyukov wrote:
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> 
> When querying the link information, the link status is
> a mandatory major information.
> Other boolean values are supposed to be accurate:
> 	- duplex mode (half/full)
> 	- negotiation (auto/fixed)
> 
> This API update is making explicit that the link speed information
> is optional.
> The value ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE (0) was already part of the API.
> The value ETH_SPEED_NUM_UNKNOWN (infinite) is added to cover
> two different cases:
> 	- speed is not known by the driver
> 	- device is virtual
> 
> Suggested-by: Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com>
> Suggested-by: Benoit Ganne <bganne at cisco.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>

Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>