> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dekel Peled
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:29 PM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; Adrien Mazarguil
> <[email protected]>; Thomas Monjalon <[email protected]>;
> [email protected]; [email protected]
> Cc: Shahaf Shuler <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Ori Kam
> <[email protected]>; Dekel Peled <[email protected]>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] ethdev: fix metadata documentation
>
> 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: [email protected]
>
> Signed-off-by: Dekel Peled <[email protected]>
> ---
> doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst | 20 ++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> index 6fb0535..d6683e4 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> @@ -1196,21 +1196,21 @@ Item: ``META``
>
> Matches an application specific 32 bit metadata item.
>
> -- Default ``mask`` matches the specified metadata value.
> +- Default ``mask`` matches any 32 bit value.
>
Are you sure from the impelmetion it looks like default mask is all ones,
This means that the first comment is the correct one.
> .. _table_rte_flow_item_meta:
>
> .. 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" |
> + +----------+----------+---------------------------------------+
>
> Actions
> ~~~~~~~
> --
> 1.8.3.1