01/11/2020 00:36, Ferruh Yigit: > On 10/31/2020 3:07 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 30/10/2020 18:44, Thomas Monjalon: > >> The mbuf field userdata (aliased as udata64) > >> was announced to be removed for two reasons: > >> - applications, libraries and drivers used the same field > >> for different purposes, with a risk of usage conflict. > >> - this field always used 8 bytes even if unneeded > >> > >> Some dynamic fields are created when needed to replace > >> the big static userdata field. > >> As a consequence, 8 bytes can be re-allocated to dynamic fields. > >> > >> This mbuf layout change is important to allow adding more features > >> (consuming more dynamic fields) during the next year. > > > > Applied > > The new txgbe driver in the next-net is also using ‘udata64’, that also needs > to > be updated. cc'ed txgbe maintainer.
That's a pity it did not take into account the deprecation notice. What kind of hack is it used for? Can it be simply removed to allow quick merging of the PMD?
