[PATCH v1 0/2] add IPv6 extension push remove

[Thomas Monjalon]

10/07/2023 16:41, Stephen Hemminger:
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:55:59 +0100
> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at amd.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 7/10/2023 3:32 AM, Rongwei Liu wrote:
> > > Hi Ferruh & Andrew & Ori & Thomas:
> > > 	Sorry, we can't commit the PMD implementation for "IPv6 extension push remove" feature in time for this release.
> > > 	There are some dis-agreements which need to be addressed internally. 
> > > 	We will continue to work on this and plan to push it in the next release.
> > > 
> > > 	RFC link: https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20230417022630.2377505-1-rongweil@nvidia.com/
> > > 	V1 patch with full PMD implementation: https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20230417092540.2617450-1-rongweil@nvidia.com/
> > >   
> > 
> > Hi Rongwei,
> > 
> > Thanks for the heads up.
> > As long as there is a plan to upstream driver implementation, I think it
> > is OK to keep ethdev change and wait for driver implementation for
> > better design instead of rushing it for this release with lower quality
> > (although target should be to have driver changes with same release with
> > API changes for future features).
> 
> Please wait the change until driver is ready.
> Don't want to deal with API/ABI changes when driver is upstream.
> Also, no unused code please.

There was a driver patch sent in April.
It was impossible to imagine it was not good enough to be merged.