[PATCH v2 0/3] rte_ether_unformat_addr changes

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 10/2/2023 7:37 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> This patchset makes rte_ether_unformat_addr allow other formats
> for MAC address. Need to remove some inputs from existing
> cmdline_etheraddr test, and add a new test in test suite
> to cover this.  There is some overlap between the two tests
> but that is fine.
> 
> Stephen Hemminger (3):
>   test: remove some strings from cmdline_etheraddr tests
>   rte_ether_unformat: accept more inputs
>   test: add tests for rte_ether routines
> 

Thanks Stephen,

This enables using the API as replacement to the tap PMD's local parse
implementation:
https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20230323170145.129901-1-drc@linux.vnet.ibm.com/