[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] nfp: add support for new metadata api

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 12/20/2016 2:13 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> NFP is a smart programmable NIC and firmware is deployed for specific
> system needs, like offloading OVS, vRouter, contrack or eBPF into the
> hardware. This often requires to give metadata to the host within
> packets delivered. Last NFP firmware implementations support richer
> metadata api facilitating interaction between firmware and host code.
> 
> Old way of handling metadata needs to be still there for supporting
> old firmware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero at netronome.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.