[dts] [PATCH V1] tests/generic_filter: use flow api replace legancy

[Honnappa Nagarahalli]

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> 
> On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 9:08 AM Bo Chen <BoX.C.Chen at intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > use flow api replace legancy filter command
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Bo Chen <BoX.C.Chen at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  tests/TestSuite_generic_filter.py | 41
> > ++++++++++++++++++-------------
> >  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tests/TestSuite_generic_filter.py
> > b/tests/TestSuite_generic_filter.py
> > index d4ea8926..f3ea9774 100644
> > --- a/tests/TestSuite_generic_filter.py
> > +++ b/tests/TestSuite_generic_filter.py
> > @@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ class TestGeneric_filter(TestCase):
> >          """
> >          Run before each test case.
> >          """
> > +        if self._suite_result.test_case == "test_128_queues":
> > +            print('will rebuild dpdk')
> > +            self.dut.send_expect(
> > +                "sed -i -e 's/#define IXGBE_NONE_MODE_TX_NB_QUEUES
> > + 64$/#define IXGBE_NONE_MODE_TX_NB_QUEUES 128/'
> > + drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h",
> 
> Patching dpdk to pass a test means there is something wrong either in dpdk or
> in the test.
Thanks David for adding me.
We are starting to discuss these issues in the DTS working group.

This looks like a build configuration issue. i.e. meson build system should allow to configure driver specific constants. This is one of the topics that has come up in the meson build system improvements.

> 
> 
> --
> David Marchand