> > From: Sunil Kumar Kori <[email protected]> > > > > Adding link connector parameter to provide the type of connection for > > a port like twisted pair, fiber etc. > > > > Also added an API to convert the RTE_ETH_LINK_CONNECTOR_XXX to a > > readable string. > > > > Signed-off-by: Nithin Dabilpuram <[email protected]> > > Signed-off-by: Sunil Kumar Kori <[email protected]> > > --- > > [...] > > > +* **Added ethdev API to get link connector.** > > + > > + * Added API to report type of link connection for a port. > > + The following connectors are enumerated: > > + > > + * NONE > > + * TP > > + * FIBER > > + * BNC > > + * DAC > > + * XFI, SFI > > + * MII, SGMII, QSGMII > > + * AUI, XLAUI, GAUI, AUI, CAUI, LAUI > > + * SFP, SFP_PLUS, SFP28, SFP_DD > > + * QSFP, QSFP_PLUS, QSFP28, QSFP56, QSFP_DD > > + * OTHER > > Please use the string names, not the enum name, here. > E.g. Twisted Pair instead of TP, and SFP+ instead of SFP_PLUS. > > > + > > + By default, it reports ``RTE_ETH_LINK_CONNECTOR_NONE`` > > + unless driver specifies it. > > + > > * **Added speed 800G.** > > > > Added Ethernet link speed for 800 Gb/s as it is well standardized > > in IEEE, @@ -124,6 +144,9 @@ ABI Changes > > * eal: The structure ``rte_mp_msg`` alignment has been updated to 8 > > bytes to limit unaligned > > accesses in messages payload. > > > > +* ethdev: Added ``link_connector`` field to ``rte_eth_link`` > > +structure > > + to report type of link connection for a port. > > connection -> connector > > [...] > > > /** > > * A structure used to retrieve link-level information of an Ethernet > > port. > > */ > > @@ -343,6 +382,7 @@ struct rte_eth_link { > > uint16_t link_duplex : 1; /**< > > RTE_ETH_LINK_[HALF/FULL]_DUPLEX */ > > uint16_t link_autoneg : 1; /**< > > RTE_ETH_LINK_[AUTONEG/FIXED] */ > > uint16_t link_status : 1; /**< > > RTE_ETH_LINK_[DOWN/UP] */ > > + uint16_t link_connector : 5; /**< > > RTE_ETH_LINK_CONNECTOR_XXX */ > > Please use 6 bits instead of 5, so it is more future proof. > With the connector types already defined, 5 bits only leaves room for six more > connector types. > > Remember to update the value of RTE_ETH_LINK_CONNECTOR_OTHER from 31 to > 63. > > -Morten
Ack. Sent next version.

