Hi Thomas and Andrew, > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybche...@oktetlabs.ru> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 10:55 PM > To: NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>; Bing Zhao > <bi...@nvidia.com> > Cc: Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com>; ferruh.yi...@intel.com; dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [RFC] ethdev: introduce action context APIs > > External email: Use caution opening links or attachments > > > On 3/17/21 11:28 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 17/03/2021 08:59, Bing Zhao: > >> The new functions rte_flow_action_ctx* that were added will > replace > >> the curret shared functions rte_flow_shared_action_*. > >> - rte_flow_shared_action_create > >> - rte_flow_shared_action_destroy > >> - rte_flow_shared_action_update > >> - rte_flow_shared_action_query > >> + rte_flow_action_ctx_create > >> + rte_flow_action_ctx_destroy > >> + rte_flow_action_ctx_update > >> + rte_flow_action_ctx_query > >> > >> When creating a action context, it could be shared among > different > >> flows or different ports. Or it could also be used by a single > flow. > >> The name "shared" is improper in a sense. > > > > Is it the only reason for the change? > > I better understand "shared" even if it is sometimes not shared. > > +1
In another email, I explained the change a bit more. Please check and give comments, thank you all. BR. Bing
