On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 12:37:53PM +0000, Ciara Loftus wrote:
> Now that the dynamic mbuf field method has been removed, packet type is
> the only mechanism used to detect LLDP packets on the transmit path.
> Using the word 'ptype' in the 'enable_ptype_lldp' devarg is therefore
> unnecessary and an implementation detail that no longer needs to be
> exposed to users.
>
> Rename the devarg to 'enable_lldp'. The old 'enable_ptype_lldp' name is
> rejected with an error directing the user to the new name. This is
> considered safe because the old devarg name only featured in one
> release.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <[email protected]>
> ---
> * Hard fail instead of warning when old devarg is used
> ---
> doc/guides/nics/intel_vf.rst | 9 +++++++--
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 7 ++++++-
> drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
> drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_rxtx.c | 2 +-
> 5 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]>
