10/07/2023 16:41, Stephen Hemminger: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:55:59 +0100 > Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@amd.com> wrote: > > > On 7/10/2023 3:32 AM, Rongwei Liu wrote: > > > Hi Ferruh & Andrew & Ori & Thomas: > > > Sorry, we can't commit the PMD implementation for "IPv6 extension push > > > remove" feature in time for this release. > > > There are some dis-agreements which need to be addressed internally. > > > We will continue to work on this and plan to push it in the next > > > release. > > > > > > RFC link: > > > https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20230417022630.2377505-1-rongw...@nvidia.com/ > > > V1 patch with full PMD implementation: > > > https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20230417092540.2617450-1-rongw...@nvidia.com/ > > > > > > > Hi Rongwei, > > > > Thanks for the heads up. > > As long as there is a plan to upstream driver implementation, I think it > > is OK to keep ethdev change and wait for driver implementation for > > better design instead of rushing it for this release with lower quality > > (although target should be to have driver changes with same release with > > API changes for future features). > > Please wait the change until driver is ready. > Don't want to deal with API/ABI changes when driver is upstream. > Also, no unused code please.
There was a driver patch sent in April. It was impossible to imagine it was not good enough to be merged.
