[PATCH v8 1/4] ethdev: support device error recovery notification

[Thomas Monjalon]

16/06/2022 11:41, Chengwen Feng:
> --- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> +++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
> @@ -3928,6 +3928,12 @@ enum rte_eth_event_type {
>  	 * @see rte_eth_rx_avail_thresh_set()
>  	 */
>  	RTE_ETH_EVENT_RX_AVAIL_THRESH,
> +	/** Port recovering from a hardware or firmware error */
> +	RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING,
> +	/** Port recovers successful from the error */
> +	RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVER_SUCCESS,
> +	/** Port recovers failed from the error */
> +	RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVER_FAILED,
>  	RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX       /**< max value of this enum */
>  };

The descriptions here are not enough.
We cannot understand what has changed on the port,
and which action must be taken.

Note: I believe that's the same problem from the beginning:
we need a generic handling which is described in details.