> > > > > If you plan to use FD mode on your device, why not enable it > > > > > at setup phase via rte_eth_dev_configure()? > > > > > Then proper rx function would be selected. > > > > > > > > > > > > > FDIR_MODE was designed to bind late automatically -- it is set when the > first > > > > filter rule is parsed, and unset when the last rule is removed. > > > > > > Why is that, if you can define it at configuration stage, and RX function > > > selection is based on it? > > > > I don't know why it was designed that way -- maybe maintainers know the > > historical context. > > What I am trying to say - if particular feature (FD) enablement/disablement > affects RX/TX function selection, then there should be an ability to > enable/disable > that feature at configuration state (dev_config/queue_setup). > Function to change value of that feature at runtime (after > dev_start/queue_start) > should return an error if new value can't be supported with already selected > RX/TX > function. > If that's is not the case, then it sounds like a bug/gap in i40e driver that > needs to > be fixed.
Will send a fix for that shortly.
