[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/4] ether: add flow action to redirect packet to a port

[Adrien Mazarguil]

On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 05:19:19PM -0400, Qi Zhang wrote:
> Add action RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT, it can be used to redirect
> a packet to a network interface that connect to the same switch
> domain, rte_ethdev's port_id is used as an identification of the
> destination. A typical use case is: with a smart NIC for vSwitch
> acceleration, flow is defined to forward packets between the switch
> port that is managed by Port Representor.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>

Just to let every one know that as discussed [1], this patch is superseded
by "ethdev: add port ID item and action to flow API" [2].

It is therefore not a candidate for inclusion and does not need to be
reviewed.

[1] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2018-April/095525.html
[2] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2018-April/096538.html

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Adrien Mazarguil
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