Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/4] ethdev: Add vTEP encap/decap actions

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

05/04/2018 15:51, Declan Doherty:
> +/**
> + * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VTEP_ENCAP
> + *
> + * Virtual tunnel end-point encapsulation action data.
> + *
> + * Non-terminating action by default.
> + */
> +struct rte_flow_action_vtep_encap {
> +	struct rte_flow_action_item {
> +		enum rte_flow_item_type type;
> +		/**< Flow item type. */
> +		const void *item;
> +		/**< Flow item definition. */
> +	} *pattern;
> +	/**<
> +	 * vTEP pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
> +	 */
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYP_VTEP_DECAP
> + *
> + * Virtual tunnel end-point decapsulation action data.
> + *
> + * Non-terminating action by default.
> + */
> +struct rte_flow_action_vtep_decap {
> +	enum rte_flow_item_type type;
> +	/**<
> +	 * Flow item type of virtual tunnel end-point to be decapsulated
> +	 */
> +};

Question about the naming:
Why using the terminology VTEP instead of TUNNEL simply?
I probably miss something, but tunnel encap/decap looks simpler to me.