[dpdk-dev] [RFC 0/3] set protocol specific metadata using set_pkt_metadata API

[Nicolau, Radu]

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> From: Anoob Joseph [mailto:anoob.joseph at caviumnetworks.com]
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> To: Akhil Goyal <akhil.goyal at nxp.com>; Nicolau, Radu
> <radu.nicolau at intel.com>
> Cc: Doherty, Declan <declan.doherty at intel.com>; Gonzalez Monroy, Sergio
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> anoob.joseph at caviumnetworks.com; Jerin Jacob
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> Subject: Re: [RFC 0/3] set protocol specific metadata using set_pkt_metadata
> API
> 
> Hi Akhil, Radu,
> 
> Could you review the patch and share your thoughts on the proposed
> change?
> 

Hi,

I've had a quick look. From what I can see you can do everything you do in this patch with the current API. For example you can store an internal struct pointer in the private section of the security context and you can increment the ESP SN with every tx or set metadata call.