[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 10/11/21 9:33 PM, Ori Kam wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at oktetlabs.ru>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 5:39 PM
>> Subject: [PATCH v3 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes in transfer flows
>>
>> Attributes "ingress" and "egress" can only apply unambiguosly to non-"transfer" flows. In "transfer"
>> flows, the standpoint is effectively shifted to the embedded switch. There can be many different endpoints
>> connected to the switch, so the use of "ingress" / "egress" does not shed light on which endpoints precisely
>> can be considered as traffic sources.
>>
>> Add relevant deprecation notices and suggest the use of precise traffic source items (PORT_REPRESENTOR
>> and REPRESENTED_PORT).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <ivan.malov at oktetlabs.ru>
>> ---
> 
> Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika at nvidia.com>
> Thanks,
> Ori
> 


Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>