On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 03:31:25AM +0800, Jianfeng Tan wrote: > Add a new API rte_eth_dev_get_ptype_info to query whether/what packet > type can be filled by given already started device or its pmd rx burst > function has already been decided). > > Signed-off-by: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan at intel.com> > Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com> > Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst | 3 +++ > lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map | 8 ++++++++ > 4 files changed, 64 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst > index aa9eabc..376ece5 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst > @@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format: > handlers are updated: the pipeline parameter is added, > the packets mask parameter has been either removed or made input-only. > > +* A new API ``rte_eth_dev_get_ptype_info`` is added to query what packet > types > + can be filled by given already started device. > + >
Do we fill in API additions into this section? No other patches add such additions here - only changes. Therefore, I think this should be dropped from the patch. <snip> > /** > + * Retrieve the packet type information of an Ethernet device. > + * > + * @note > + * Better to invoke this API after the device is already started or rx > burst > + * function is decided, to obtain concise ptype information. s/consise/correct/ ?? /Bruce
