[dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH] doc: announce changes in security session struct

[Anoob Joseph]

> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] doc: announce changes in security session struct
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 5:36 AM Ananyev, Konstantin
> <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > The structure rte_security_session is not directly used
> > > by the application. The application just need an opaque
> > > pointer to attached to the mbuf or rte_crypto_op while
> > > enqueue. Hence, it can be hidden inside the library
> > > and would prevent unnecessary indirection to the priv
> > > session data in fastpath.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Akhil Goyal <gakhil at marvell.com>
> > > ---
> > >  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > index c540c90f8e..8da1c2648c 100644
> > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > @@ -159,3 +159,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > >  * security: The functions ``rte_security_set_pkt_metadata`` and
> > >    ``rte_security_get_userdata`` will be made inline functions and additional
> > >    flags will be added in structure ``rte_security_ctx`` in DPDK 21.11.
> > > +
> > > +* security: Hide stucture ``rte_security_session`` and expose an opaque
> > > +  pointer for the private data to the application which can be attached
> > > +  to the packet while enqueuing.
> > > --
> >
> > Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> Acked-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>

Acked-by: Anoob Joseph <anoobj at marvell.com>