> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kevin Traynor
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:53 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [ovs-dev] [PATCH] netdev-dpdk: Update to use RTE_ETH
> namespace defines.
> 
> This patch updates OVS to use DPDK RTE_ETH namespaces.
> 
> DPDK commit 295968d17407 ("ethdev: add namespace") [0] added RTE_ETH
> namespaces for ethdev enums and macros in DPDK 21.11.
> 
> As compatibility for the older names was kept and they were not officially
> deprecated in DPDK 21.11, there was no impact to OVS and OVS did not have
> to be updated.
> 
> In future DPDK releases the older names will be deprecated and that will
> cause build warnings for OVS. They may also be removed from DPDK at some
> point.
> 
> There is no immediate need to update OVS to use the new namespaces
> while DPDK 21.11 is being used but at the same time there is no need to wait
> until it becomes an issue either. So might as well align with the updated
> names in DPDK 21.11.
> 
> [0]
> http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=295968d1740760337e16b0d7914875c5c
> ac52850
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <[email protected]>
> 
> ---

Patch LGTM as well, resolves a bunch of deprecated declaration warnings when 
compiling with latest dpdk.

Acked-by: Sunil Pai G <[email protected]>  
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