Previous patch introduced the Tx metadata feature, with unnecessary
restrictions on data entry.
This fix updates the documentation, removing the data entry
restrictions on metadata item.
Fixes: aa0b9484eb5f ("ethdev: support metadata as flow rule criteria")
Cc: dek...@mellanox.com
---
v2:
Restore the correct 'mask' description.
---
Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <dek...@mellanox.com>
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doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 6fb0535..5c5dd90 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1202,15 +1202,15 @@ Matches an application specific 32 bit metadata item.
.. table:: META
- +----------+----------+-----------------------+
- | Field | Subfield | Value |
- +==========+==========+=======================+
- | ``spec`` | ``data`` | 32 bit metadata value |
- +----------+----------------------------------+
- | ``last`` | ``data`` | ignored |
- +----------+----------+-----------------------+
- | ``mask`` | ``data`` | ignored |
- +----------+----------+-----------------------+
+ +----------+----------+---------------------------------------+
+ | Field | Subfield | Value |
+ +==========+==========+=======================================+
+ | ``spec`` | ``data`` | 32 bit metadata value |
+ +----------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | ``last`` | ``data`` | upper range value |
+ +----------+----------+---------------------------------------+
+ | ``mask`` | ``data`` | bit-mask applies to "spec" and "last" |
+ +----------+----------+---------------------------------------+
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