[PATCH v7 0/9] support setting and querying RSS algorithms

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 10/28/2023 2:46 AM, Jie Hai wrote:
> This patchset is to support setting and querying RSS algorithms.
> For this purpose, field "rss_algo_capa" is added to ``rte_eth_dev_info``
> and field "algorithm" is added to ``rte_eth_rss_conf``.
> The drivers should reports their "rss_algo_capa" if they support
> updating RSS algorithms. Otherwise, the "rss_algo_capa" is set to
> RTE_ETH_HASH_ALGO_CAPA_MASK(DEFAULT). The app configures RSS algorithms
> by field "algorithm" and the related API should verify "algorithm" with
> "rss_algo_capa".
> 
> --
> v7:
> 1. fix compile error.
> 2. add signed-off-by to patch[4/9].
> v6:
> 1. rewrite some comments.
> 2. add "rss_algo_capa" for `rte_eth_dev_info``.
> 3. add new API to get name of RSS algorithms
> 
> v5:
> 1. rewrite some comments.
> 2. check RSS algorithm for drivers supporting RSS.
> 3. change field "func" of rss_conf to "algorithm".
> 4. fix commit log for [PATCH v4 4/7].
> 5. add Acked-by Reshma Pattan.
> 6. add symmetric_toeplitz_sort for showing.
> 7. change "hf" to "hash function" for showing.
> 
> v4:
> 1. recomment some definitions related to RSS.
> 2. allocate static memory for rss_key instead of dynamic.
> 3. use array of strings to get the name of rss algorithm.
> 4. add display of rss algorithm with testpmd.
> 
> v3:
> 1. fix commit log for PATCH [1/5].
> 2. make RSS ABI changes description to start the actual text at the margin.
> 3. move defnition of enum rte_eth_hash_function to rte_ethdev.h.
> 4. fix some comment codes.
> 
> v2:
> 1. return error if "func" is invalid.
> 2. modify the comments of the "func" field.
> 3. modify commit log of patch [3/5].
> 4. use malloc instead of rte_malloc.
> 5. adjust display format of RSS info.
> 6. remove the string display of rss_hf.
> 
> Huisong Li (1):
>   net/hns3: support setting and querying RSS hash function
> 
> Jie Hai (8):
>   ethdev: overwrite some comment related to RSS
>   ethdev: support setting and querying RSS algorithm
>   net/hns3: report RSS hash algorithms capability
>   app/proc-info: fix never show RSS info
>   app/proc-info: adjust the display format of RSS info
>   lib/ethdev: add API to get RSS algorithm names
>   app/proc-info: support querying RSS hash algorithm
>   app/testpmd: add RSS hash algorithms display
> 

Hi Jie,

Patchset mostly looks good to me, new capability in dev_info approach is
better, but only I put some comments in the new API patch, can you
please check it, rest looks good but please send new version as whole
patchset.

Thanks,
ferruh