[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/6] ethdev: add capability to keep flow rules on restart

[Dmitry Kozlyuk]

> > @@ -1445,6 +1450,8 @@ struct rte_eth_conf {
> >   #define RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_RX_QUEUE_SETUP 0x00000001
> >   /** Device supports Tx queue setup after device started. */
> >   #define RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_TX_QUEUE_SETUP 0x00000002
> > +/** Device supports keeping flow rules across restart. */
> > +#define RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_FLOW_RULE_KEEP 0x00000004
> 
> RTE_BIT64(2) since previous two are already defined using RTE_BIT32()
> in next-net
> 
> Don't we need an experimental markup in the documentation to
> make it possible to refine the future in the nearest future
> without API breakage? If yes, it must be mentioned in the
> rte_flow.rst documentation as well.

It seems constants are not usually marked as experimental,
but I will add warnings to rte_flow.rst anyway.