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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] ethdev: introduce action context APIs
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Hi Thomas,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:29 PM
> To: Bing Zhao <bingz@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>; ferruh.yigit@intel.com;
> andrew.rybchenko@oktetlabs.ru; dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC] ethdev: introduce action context APIs
>=20
> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>=20
>=20
> 17/03/2021 08:59, Bing Zhao:
> > The new functions rte_flow_action_ctx* that were added will
> replace
> > the curret shared functions rte_flow_shared_action_*.
> >   - rte_flow_shared_action_create
> >   - rte_flow_shared_action_destroy
> >   - rte_flow_shared_action_update
> >   - rte_flow_shared_action_query
> >   + rte_flow_action_ctx_create
> >   + rte_flow_action_ctx_destroy
> >   + rte_flow_action_ctx_update
> >   + rte_flow_action_ctx_query
> >
> > When creating a action context, it could be shared among different
> > flows or different ports. Or it could also be used by a single
> flow.
> > The name "shared" is improper in a sense.
>=20
> Is it the only reason for the change?
> I better understand "shared" even if it is sometimes not shared.

Another reason is as written in the description of commit message, currentl=
y the update interface use the rte_flow_action as the input parameter. It w=
ould limit the ability of updating, since rte_flow_action only have the "co=
nf" w/o any mask or flag bits.

If only part of the fields need to be updated, it couldn't meet the needs.

>=20
>=20

BR. Bing