[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: deprecate legacy filter API

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:36:27 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> As stated in the deprecation notice from December 2016,
> "the legacy filter API, including rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(),
> rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl() as well as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE,
> FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR, HASH and L2_TUNNEL, is superseded
> by the generic flow API (rte_flow)".
> 
> After a long wait of more than two years, the legacy filter API
> is marked as deprecated, while still tested with testpmd and
> the tep_termination example.
> 
> The next step will be to announce a deadline for complete removal.
> As preparation of the removal of rte_eth_ctrl.h,
> RTE_ETH_FLOW_*, RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_* and RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_* definitions
> are moved to rte_ethdev.h and rte_flow.h.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>

Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>