[dpdk-dev] [RFC] ethdev: introduce action context APIs
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Mar 17 09:28:33 CET 2021
17/03/2021 08:59, Bing Zhao:
> The new functions rte_flow_action_ctx* that were added will replace
> the curret shared functions rte_flow_shared_action_*.
> - rte_flow_shared_action_create
> - rte_flow_shared_action_destroy
> - rte_flow_shared_action_update
> - rte_flow_shared_action_query
> + rte_flow_action_ctx_create
> + rte_flow_action_ctx_destroy
> + rte_flow_action_ctx_update
> + rte_flow_action_ctx_query
>
> When creating a action context, it could be shared among different
> flows or different ports. Or it could also be used by a single flow.
> The name "shared" is improper in a sense.
Is it the only reason for the change?
I better understand "shared" even if it is sometimes not shared.
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