From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38B7EA04A4; Tue, 26 May 2020 19:09:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1A481D6CE; Tue, 26 May 2020 19:09:38 +0200 (CEST) Received: from us-smtp-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-1.mimecast.com [205.139.110.120]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76AC01D66F for ; Tue, 26 May 2020 19:09:37 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1590512976; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=7ZxmDOLM9DYHWGaFunewX3Urx/DozEtPO4CAD7cs4hk=; b=hs4Zjc9sNR1GiiI3iB+T+hkp9LrxAorIsaiEhF6wQMIpRhQB4cHYk3KdYToTw/FZZsXqJw PYNSFeqZi605FNBpZAEf1jpb7S10MQDd45i7su46y0QoiL71T0YLP13Y4IKuLRdrwlPdZv A/fCysN+KStOMtHqOUpdswYZ45nIqm8= Received: from mail-vk1-f198.google.com (mail-vk1-f198.google.com [209.85.221.198]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-216-cCMlgA09P2Ct1Koxxm90Zg-1; Tue, 26 May 2020 13:09:34 -0400 X-MC-Unique: cCMlgA09P2Ct1Koxxm90Zg-1 Received: by mail-vk1-f198.google.com with SMTP id g145so8156440vkf.17 for ; Tue, 26 May 2020 10:09:34 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=7ZxmDOLM9DYHWGaFunewX3Urx/DozEtPO4CAD7cs4hk=; b=Svn+Ct1cvqso1o8xyBeDaFNR3l9Tc0akrUtjwTZUMbyqdK/UC4kIN/sfb/Ygf1pQIA cpQj7oOtCy/Zt0tIRqmB4m7ZEzApn/Bffgt7Z5lY5IuPSrdDAQOo2mDJtdnP98ENlR04 UQijrDYPVgAghGX7m9vWyNVMqtr4aq79ylOQJA9R6GSCljlQqScrtwfJUjJ610IKfH4L S7EbHxdp0b12b5uZ0OaQ8j3fZQBmOk9b8AWc+Nd5bzF05R3gj8ShNnNCowhuWMCoIJi8 yaQcX8+9hS1lwuZqCCLw6efm2de1ESRPMc0ccLnuG9DIvoUJlQKc19u99ME4q4swoZ9s b2GQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533FlQpQMlT2b8JTUSdpWKXAzSIvQiyM1M/mdoZ9wM7dPiEp/cM9 OIWdegoPo92lVcr+T4cMa8TNFxf8FVXIVcazmQSV/ADFWTnmFi9JqfBpwYJiD+jkYUx/NLW5s37 Ufrpjm5HLFaOBv5RN0+I= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:2012:: with SMTP id p18mr1861911vsr.198.1590512974351; Tue, 26 May 2020 10:09:34 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJx8FjdWK9NQ1XA4YWhnBHFavymAnkSUdIO826WqaJhbWRZzFU2UnwN9ekCJi1xs+1AimWbGSQ26s5wuxfG0vQE= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:2012:: with SMTP id p18mr1861884vsr.198.1590512974144; Tue, 26 May 2020 10:09:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200310160609.7434-1-kirankumark@marvell.com> <16170589.5WZRyvrzyv@xps> In-Reply-To: From: David Marchand Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 19:09:23 +0200 Message-ID: To: Jerin Jacob Cc: Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran , Kiran Kumar Kokkilagadda , Ori Kam , Wenzhuo Lu , Jingjing Wu , Bernard Iremonger , John McNamara , Marko Kovacevic , Ferruh Yigit , Andrew Rybchenko , dev , Thomas Monjalon X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: add DBDF action to RTE Flow X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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 Tue, May 26, 2020 at 6:58 PM Jerin Jacob wrote: > > > > > It seems that what you are describing it the port action with representors, or any > > > > > other way you wish to implement it. > > > > > > > > Let's say we have a VF with kernel and we want to send the traffic to that VF, then we can't > > > > Use port action. This will be useful in those scenarios. > > > > > > Sorry I don't understand. > > > You mean the VF is managed by a kernel driver while the PF is managed by DPDK? > > > So what prevents having a VF representor? > > > > The discussion did not reach a conclusion. > > Looking at patchwork, I can see it set to "Not Applicable". > > > > Do you still expect some work on this subject? > > No. We dont need API change, we can manage with VF representor. Ok, thanks for confirming. I will mark this patch as Rejected. "Not Applicable" is used for patches not for dpdk: - patches for pktgen which uses dev@dpdk.org mailing list, - incorrect patches sent to dev@dpdk.org, - patches for stable branches, -- David Marchand