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

["Minggang(Gavin) Li" <gavinl@nvidia.com>]

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> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
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> Subject: Re: [V1] app/testpmd: restore VXLAN-GPE support
> 
> On 7/17/2024 8:11 AM, Gavin Li wrote:
> > VXLAN-GPE support was removed from testpmd recently. Drivers which are
> > not migrated are still using VXLAN-GPE in tests.
> >
> > This commit is to restore the support for VXLAN-GPE in testpmd.
> >
> > Fixes: da118115d95c ("app/testpmd: support matching any VXLAN field")
> > Signed-off-by: Gavin Li <gavinl@nvidia.com>
> >
> 
> Hi Gavin,
> 
> The original patch was from you, right? What went wrong?
The remove of VXLAN-GPE from testpmd is too aggressive since there are
drivers which are not migrated are still using VXLAN-GPE. It's better to
keep it till the day to remove the RTE item of VXLAN-GPE from DPDK.