[PATCH v3] ethdev: introduce dump API

[Min Hu (Connor)]

Hi, Ferruh,

在 2022/2/10 20:37, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
> On 2/9/2022 1:21 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>> Added the ethdev dump API which provides querying private info from 
>> ethdev.
>> There exists many private properties in different PMD drivers, such as
>> adapter state, Rx/Tx func algorithm in hns3 PMD. The information of these
>> properties is important for debug. As the information is private, the new
>> API is introduced.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor)<humin29 at huawei.com>
>> Acked-by: Morten Brørup<mb at smartsharesystems.com>
>> Acked-by: Ray Kinsella<mdr at ashroe.eu>
>> Acked-by: Ajit Khaparde<ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>
>> ---
>> v3:
>> * change 'ethdev' to 'device'
>> v2:
>> * fixed comments from Ferruh.
>> ---
>>   doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst |  7 +++++++
>>   lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h             | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>>   lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h                | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>   lib/ethdev/version.map                 |  3 +++
> 
> 
> Btw, can you please confirm that there will be a PMD implementation
> in this release, (it can be after -rc1)?YES, I will send a set of patches about hns3 PMD implementation once the
API is accepted.
> Because our policy requires at least one PMD implementation is
> implemented to accept a new API.
> (Thomas/David, please correct me if I remember the policy wrong)
> .