[dpdk-dev] How about add rte flow get capablity APIs

[fengchengwen]

On 2021/3/23 18:27, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 12:52 AM, Fengchengwen wrote:
>> Hi, Ori and Ferruh
>>
>>    Currently, the rte flow APIs lack of get capability APIs, upper-application
>>
>> could not get the device capability unless look doc or code or even test it.
>>
>>    Maybe it's a good idea to add the get capability like traffic manager
>>
>> framework, what do you think?
>>
> 
> Not providing capability was a design decision, because it may not be possible to provide capability information correctly.
> 
> The preferred method is 'rte_flow_validate()'.
> Application should call 'rte_flow_validate()' to decide if a rule can be created or not, and take an action accordingly.
> 
> .

Got it, Thank you, Ferruh