On 4/4/2018 3:25 AM, Lu, Wenzhuo wrote:
> Hi Shweta,
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shweta Choudaha
>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 7:59 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/1] net/ixgbe: Add API to update SBP bit
>>
>> From: Shweta Choudaha <[email protected]>
>>
>> Add ixgbe API to enable SBP bit in FCTRL register to allow receiving packets
>> that may otherwise be considered length errors by ixgbe and dropped
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shweta Choudaha <[email protected]>
>> Reviewed-by: Chas Williams <[email protected]>
>> Reviewed-by: Luca Boccassi <[email protected]>
>> ---
> 
> 
>> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe_version.map
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe_version.map
>> @@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ DPDK_17.08 {
>>      rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_show;
>>      rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_store;
>>  } DPDK_17.05;
>> +
>> +EXPERIMENTAL {
>> +    global:
>> +
>> +    rte_pmd_ixgbe_upd_fctrl_sbp;
>> +} DPDK_17.08;
> The patch is fine except we should use 18.05 here.

We have a rule to have an API as experimental for one release.

Not sure about this rule covering the PMD specific APIs but by default it is, we
can discuss to have an exception for PMD APIs or not.

After one release developer should send patch to remove experimental from API


> 
>> --
>> 2.11.0
> 

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