From: Laura Stroe <laura.st...@intel.com> This patch adds a notice that the ABI for filter types functionality will be enhanced in the 17.02 release with new operation available to manipulate the tunnel filters: replace filter types.
Signed-off-by: Laura Stroe <laura.stroe at intel.com> --- doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst index 1a3831f..1cd1d2c 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -57,3 +57,12 @@ Deprecation Notices * API will change for ``rte_port_source_params`` and ``rte_port_sink_params`` structures. The member ``file_name`` data type will be changed from ``char *`` to ``const char *``. This change targets release 16.11. + +* In 17.02 ABI changes are planned: the ``rte_filter_op `` enum will be extended + with a new member RTE_ETH_FILTER_REPLACE in order to facilitate + the new operation - replacing the tunnel filters, + the ``rte_eth_tunnel_filter_conf`` structure will be extended with a new field + ``filter_type_replace`` handling the bitmask combination of the filter types + defined by the values ETH_TUNNEL_FILTER_XX, + define new values for Outer VLAN and Outer Ethertype filters + ETH_TUNNEL_FILTER_OVLAN and ETH_TUNNEL_FILTER_OETH. -- 2.5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Research and Development Ireland Limited Registered in Ireland Registered Office: Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare Registered Number: 308263 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
