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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] ethdev: introduce action context APIs
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On 3/17/21 11:28 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 17/03/2021 08:59, Bing Zhao:
>> The new functions rte_flow_action_ctx* that were added will replace
>> the curret shared functions rte_flow_shared_action_*.
>>   - rte_flow_shared_action_create
>>   - rte_flow_shared_action_destroy
>>   - rte_flow_shared_action_update
>>   - rte_flow_shared_action_query
>>   + rte_flow_action_ctx_create
>>   + rte_flow_action_ctx_destroy
>>   + rte_flow_action_ctx_update
>>   + rte_flow_action_ctx_query
>>
>> When creating a action context, it could be shared among different
>> flows or different ports. Or it could also be used by a single flow.
>> The name "shared" is improper in a sense.
> 
> Is it the only reason for the change?
> I better understand "shared" even if it is sometimes not shared.

+1