Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] support replace filter function

["Xing, Beilei" <beilei.xing@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 11:50 PM
> To: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu@intel.com>
> Cc: Zhang, Helin <helin.zhang@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] support replace filter function
> 
> On 3/3/2017 9:31 AM, Beilei Xing wrote:
> > This patchset adds replace filter function according to DCR288 and
> > supports cloud filter to VF.
> 
> Is "cloud filter" common term, or specific to i40e ?
> 
> Can you please provide small description about "cloud filter" here and
> provide links for more detailed information? Please feel free to update i40e
> documentation if required.

Yes, "Cloud filter" is described in 7.4.9.5.9.11 of datasheet. We only support filter to PF in PMD currently.
Will update the description in next version.

> 
> > This patchset serves for QinQ and MPLSoUDP/MPLSoGRE.
> >
> > Beilei Xing (4):
> >   net/i40e: support replace filter type
> >   net/i40e: rework tunnel filter functions
> >   net/i40e: support tunnel filter to VF
> >   net/i40e: refine consistent tunnel filter
> >
> >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 222 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> --
> > drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c   | 292
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> >  3 files changed, 574 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
> >