[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/8] mbuf: use 2 bytes for port and nb segments

[Olivier MATZ]

Hi Yuanhan,

On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 13:45:23 +0800, Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> Hi Olivier,
> 
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 06:28:05PM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > Change the size of m->port and m->nb_segs to 16 bits.  
> 
> But all the ethdev APIs are still using 8 bits. 16 bits won't really
> take effect without updating those APIs. Any plans?
> 
> 	--yliu

Yes, there is some work in ethdev, drivers and in example apps to
make the change effective. I think we could define a specific type for
a port number, maybe rte_eth_port_num_t. Using this type could be a
first step (for 17.08) before switching to 16 bits (17.11?).

I'll do the change and send a rfc.

Regards,
Olivier