Re: [V1] app/testpmd: restore VXLAN-GPE support

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>]

On 7/17/2024 8:11 AM, Gavin Li wrote:
> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> index a76b44bf39..51a8d4993e 100644
> --- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> @@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ enum index {
>  	ITEM_GENEVE_VNI,
>  	ITEM_GENEVE_PROTO,
>  	ITEM_GENEVE_OPTLEN,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_VNI,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTOCOL,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_FLAGS,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_RSVD0,
> +	ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_RSVD1,
>

With this addition we have both of following enum items, right?
'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTOCOL'
'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTO'

'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTOCOL' is for the old usage, which was previously
'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTO'.

And 'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTO' is now for the new usage.

This is confusing, and looks like it may live with us for a while if we
remove them on v25.11.


Does it make sense to keep 'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTO' as it is, add new one
with a name that is more obvious that it is for new VXLAN struct, and
some more comment to explain the reasoning of this redundant enum items?

As these are testpmd internal, when old VXLAN structs removed, I assume
we can easily rename new enum item back to 'ITEM_VXLAN_GPE_PROTO'. What
do you think?