Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/4] net/tap: support flow API

["Wiles, Keith" <keith.wiles@intel.com>]

> On Mar 3, 2017, at 4:45 AM, Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> This series add support for the flow API in tap PMD.
> 
> It enables filtering specific packets incoming on the tap netdevice, to
> process only desired ones. Under the hood, it uses kernel TC (traffic
> control), which takes place very early in the stack, and supports most
> common pattern items and actions defined in the flow API.
> 
> This series applies on top of:
> 
>  [PATCH 0/6] net/tap: add additional management ops
> 
> Pascal Mazon (4):
>  net/tap: move private elements to external header
>  net/tap: add preliminary support for rte_flow
>  net/tap: add netlink back-end for flow API
>  net/tap: add basic flow API patterns and actions
> 
> doc/guides/nics/features/tap.ini |    1 +
> drivers/net/tap/Makefile         |   39 ++
> drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c    |   73 +--
> drivers/net/tap/tap.h            |   76 +++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c       | 1050 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.h       |   58 +++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_netlink.c    |  367 +++++++++++++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_netlink.h    |   69 +++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_tcmsgs.c     |  378 ++++++++++++++
> drivers/net/tap/tap_tcmsgs.h     |   63 +++
> 10 files changed, 2140 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap.h
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.h
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_netlink.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_netlink.h
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_tcmsgs.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/tap/tap_tcmsgs.h

A lot of great changes to the TAP PMD here, but I did not see the tap.rst file getting updated to include the new remote option and other items you see fit to add to the docs.


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> 2.8.0.rc0
> 

Regards,
Keith