On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 11:24:37AM +0200, Maayan Kashani wrote:
> HWS pattern template creation tries to build a table with
> the tested items after basic verifications to check
> if the pattern is valid.
>
> Time consumed in that table creation can be critical for applications
> that require fast PMD initialization.
>
> The patch separates pattern templates to internal and external.
> Internal templates are created by the PMD and are considered safe and
> can skip some validations.
> Pattern templates provided by applications will be fully validated.
>
> Fixes: a190f25e6a93 ("net/mlx5: improve pattern template validation")
> Cc: [email protected]
>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Etelson <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Maayan Kashani <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <[email protected]>
Best regards,
Dariusz Sosnowski
