On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 02:21:01PM -0500, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 03:25:42PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 06:20:40PM -0500, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 01:51:54PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:41:50AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > > > NMX selection method
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <simon.hor...@netronome.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > ---
> > > > > * v2
> > > > > Use array of TLVs rather than OF1.1 match for fields field of
> > > > > NMX selection method property
> > > > 
> > > > I'm a little surprised that no selection method names are defined in
> > > > this or in the documentation.  Is it expected that initially only the
> > > > empty string is used?
> > > 
> > > My thinking was to start with a framework no methods defined.
> > > And then to add methods with their implementation as use-cases arise.
> > > 
> > > The last patch of this series implements a "hash" method although
> > > it is primarily intended as an example.
> > 
> > Ah, OK, I understand now.  That's fine.
> > 
> > Is the empty string intended to be a valid method?
> 
> The intention is that the empty string gives the same behaviour
> as the property being absent. That is the current/default behaviour.

OK.  Is there anything useful about that?  It might be better to forbid
the property if it has no effect.  (I understand that that might not
work out in the initial commit before there are any methods.)
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