Hi,
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ivan Malov > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 20:35 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Ferruh Yigit <[email protected]>; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon > <[email protected]>; Ori Kam <[email protected]>; Andrew Rybchenko > <[email protected]>; Ray Kinsella <[email protected]> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 06/12] ethdev: deprecate direction attributes > in transfer flows > > Attributes "ingress" and "egress" can only apply unambiguosly to non- > "transfer" flows. In "transfer" flows, the standpoint is effectively shifted > to the > embedded switch. There can be many different endpoints connected to the > switch, so the use of "ingress" / "egress" does not shed light on which > endpoints precisely can be considered as traffic sources. > > Add relevant deprecation notices and suggest the use of precise traffic source > items (PORT_REPRESENTOR and REPRESENTED_PORT). > > Signed-off-by: Ivan Malov <[email protected]> > Acked-by: Ori Kam <[email protected]> > Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <[email protected]> Acked-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <[email protected]>
