Hi,
> -----Original Message----- > From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Ivan Malov > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 20:35 > To: dev@dpdk.org > Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon > <tho...@monjalon.net>; Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com>; Andrew Rybchenko > <andrew.rybche...@oktetlabs.ru>; Ray Kinsella <m...@ashroe.eu> > 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 <ivan.ma...@oktetlabs.ru> > Acked-by: Ori Kam <or...@nvidia.com> > Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybche...@oktetlabs.ru> Acked-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viachesl...@nvidia.com>
