[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/6] net/ark: generalize meta data between FPGA and PMD

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/9/2021 4:08 PM, Ed Czeck wrote:
> In this commit we generalize the movement of user-specified
> meta data between mbufs and FPGA AXIS tuser fields using
> user-defined hook functions.
> 
> - Previous use of PMD dynfields are removed
> - Hook function added to ark_user_ext
> - Add hook function calls in Rx and Tx paths
> - Update guide with example of hook function use
> - Add release notes
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ed Czeck <ed.czeck at atomicrules.com>
> ---
> v3:
> - split function rename to separate commit
> 
> v4:
> - reorder patches renaming before adding

<...>

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/version.map b/drivers/net/ark/version.map
> index 954bea679..4a76d1d52 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ark/version.map
> +++ b/drivers/net/ark/version.map
> @@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
>   DPDK_21 {
>   	local: *;
>   };
> -
> -EXPERIMENTAL {
> -	global:
> -
> -	rte_pmd_ark_tx_userdata_dynfield_offset;
> -	rte_pmd_ark_rx_userdata_dynfield_offset;
> -};
> 

Since there is no more public APIs by driver, I think it should stop installing 
the header, and remove it from 'meson.build' file, and remove the header from 
API documentation, 'doc/api/doxy-api-index.md'.

I can see the header needs to be used by the extension developer, but that is 
still kind of PMD, the public headers are installed for the application developers.

Still there is a desire to install the required headers for PMD developers, as 
far as I know Bruce is working on it, cc'ed. This header can be installed as 
part of that effort.

Thanks,
ferruh