2016-02-24 15:42, Bruce Richardson: > On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 11:38:47AM +0800, Wang Xiao W wrote: > > This patch enables reading sglort info into mbuf for RX and inserting > > an FTAG at the beginning of the packet for TX. The vlan_tci_outer field > > selected from rte_mbuf structure for sglort is not used in fm10k now. > > In FTAG based forwarding mode, the switch will forward packets according > > to glort info in FTAG rather than mac and vlan table. > > > > To activate this feature, user needs to turn > > ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_FTAG_FWD`` > > to y in common_linuxapp or common_bsdapp. Currently this feature is > > supported > > only on PF, because FM10K_PFVTCTL register is read-only for VF. > > > > Signed-off-by: Wang Xiao W <xiao.w.wang at intel.com> > > Any comments on this patch? > > My thoughts: is there a way in which this could be done without adding in a > new > build time config option?
Bruce, it's simpler to explain that build time options are forbidden to enable such options. Or the terrific kid's approach: one day, the Big Build-Option Eater will come and will eat every undecided features! ;)
