From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D85FAA0C52; Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:16:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AB224014D; Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:16:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-pf1-f173.google.com (mail-pf1-f173.google.com [209.85.210.173]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2A0F40143 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:16:33 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pf1-f173.google.com with SMTP id b12so2834956pfv.6 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:16:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=TtM3QvGFKcmrahr5x2M9cxznRY95DzYXuJpUnAm0CTY=; b=QMhGgxYUCFnUQOftzVaMtOK0MLOkpQggJ3bLEFdiwhqHud23TuyOv9n6Tq4zQn3TM+ CSvzZLY2ttJ3fwBHnFhmuyXvdCs2HdMok7qRn0kbGNAH8+yP5IiPzGlw0nvr6KN2E25p Kt8J6pvbgRR++NdSGD1kbKYGFP6TSpDzlCcMYvVN8QZ2sE/EP+7qnh9GaEZWwWS0fSgn Yl6ea6TDUqYGJRrXCCc/B8CqMoO4ipgy6HY7s3+/ywqWUkXFfDq3vpUWTX41bGHIU0Bb mkSWMYemYiDZgrmB2cqr+3DJsQm8HorKrkk57ydb8WVsMd/3hbLaXKg+0vl+qezmCIbQ INDg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=TtM3QvGFKcmrahr5x2M9cxznRY95DzYXuJpUnAm0CTY=; b=kiKYW05Fk/XY35j/FAlN/ksYcCBQa1IFSHcWbskrQcvQfiJB12uZDhyb2UqwEbGzoW Uesw+6GEWuYTRcboam+gehVHIZPo8JSE9+g3CcDzIpaHvq2FwCT09rXL2mEBXrI+NRng W1jsUvAepqVdk+SvZVVFxx0ezGhpHYbR1i33kkRlx/EVU19lynxL+IX1wGeNmco59Fdp 0fMyA8f41AK8Ei/+J+YvF0n4CrU1QRujlqdn0zOZwweuPborttPFoPCfqW0qkxe+REuX M02tT2DFqHxTSHmRJvvPx3dgYsGm409gHDzudue/6DLbA9spJQFDp9fRwjvZrGlbmVfW BdeA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531Em1MjIY4cCEDSk2uiuOqD6cexqR2/gIMDmSiPZ+gtFXJkGuVZ TStulGTFkZsb48L8bcd/n5zY+Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyOQRgn2vUqVs8uTwo1bXnrOdlzZDbeug7BT/96v+1H0iAKSUyryRCAOh7PET2BCEeOFC5nFQ== X-Received: by 2002:a65:41c7:: with SMTP id b7mr37602250pgq.81.1626891392749; Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:16:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-33-123.wavecable.com. [204.195.33.123]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c14sm30584392pgv.86.2021.07.21.11.16.31 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:16:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:16:29 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Martin Havlik Cc: Ori Kam , Ajit Khaparde , Thomas Monjalon , Andrew Rybchenko , Ferruh Yigit , Dekel Peled , Bing Zhao , Gregory Etelson , Eli Britstein , Alexander Kozyrev , dev@dpdk.org, Jan Viktorin Message-ID: <20210721111629.2e03cadd@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: <20210721155816.188795-3-xhavli56@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> References: <20210721155816.188795-3-xhavli56@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/4] doc: specify RTE flow create behaviour X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:58:14 +0200 Martin Havlik wrote: > The ability to create RTE flow rules, depending on > port status, can and does differ between PMDs. > Now the doc reflects that. > > Signed-off-by: Martin Havlik > --- > doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > index 2b42d5ec8c..2988e3328a 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst > @@ -3097,6 +3097,10 @@ actually created and a handle returned. > const struct rte_flow_action *actions[], > struct rte_flow_error *error); > > +The ability to create a flow rule may depend on the status (started/stopped) > +of the port for which the rule is being created. This behaviour is > +PMD specific. Seek relevant PMD documentation for details. Any PMD specific behavior in DPDK is an anathema to application developers and should be considered a design flaw!