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        "Subject": "[dpdk-dev]  [PATCH v17 00/10] ethdev: add new Rx offload flags",
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    "content": "From: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@marvell.com>\n\nAdd new Rx offload flags `DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH` These flags can be used\nto enable/disable PMD writes to rte_mbuf fields `hash.rss` and also\n`ol_flags:PKT_RX_RSS`.\n\nAdd new packet type set function `rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes`,\nallows application to inform PMDs about the packet types it is interested\nin. Based on ptypes requested by application PMDs can optimize the Rx path.\n\nFor example, if a given PMD doesn't support any packet types that the\napplication is interested in then the application can disable[1] writes to\n`mbuf.packet_type` done by the PMD and use a software ptype parser.\n     [1] rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes(*port_id*, RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN,\n\t\t\t\t\t  NULL, 0);\n\nv17 Changes:\n-----------\n- Split 8/8 into two patches.\n- Add rss_hash to port rx_offloads in testpmd.\n- Add log when set_ptype fails.\n- Fix few spell check.\n\nv16 Changes:\n-----------\n- Fix testpmd documentation(Bernard).\n- s/rte_eth_dev_set_supported_ptypes/rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes.\n- Fix release notes placement.\n- Enhance offload validation(Andrew).\n- Remove if condition in drivers/net while enabling RSS_HASH by default.\n- Spilt 5/7 into two patches.\n\nv15 Changes:\n-----------\n- Fix sfc RSS_HASH offload check.\n- Fix ethdev RSS_HASH offload check when mq_mode is configured with\n  MQ_RX_NONE.\n- Extend offload validation to return error in the case where application\n  has requested an offload to be enabled and PMD couldn't honor it.\n\nv14 Changes:\n-----------\n- Remove log from drives\n- Add log in rte_eth_dev_configure when certain offloads are requested to be\n  disabled and PMD cannot honor the request.\n- Make changes to default offloads in net/sfc.(Andrew)\n\nv13 Changes:\n-----------\n- Remove DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_FLOW_MARK from this patchset to allow foreward\n  progress will be sent as a seperate patch.\n- Use set_supported function only for l2fwd and testpmd.\n- Add info log in drivers which expose the DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH\n  indicating that disabling DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH is not supported.\n- Few documentation changes.\n\nv12 Changes:\n-----------\n- Rebase onto next-net.\n\nv11 Changes:\n-----------\n- Use RTE_DIM to get array size.\n- Since we are using a list of MASKs to validate ptype_mask return -EINVAL\n  if any unknown mask is set.\n- Rebase to TOT.\n\nv10 Changes:\n-----------\n- Modify ptype_mask validation in set_supported_ptypes.(Andrew)\n\nv9 Changes:\n----------\n- Add ptype_mask validation in set_supported_ptypes.(Andrew)\n- Make description more verbose.\n\nv8 Changes:\n----------\n- Make description more verbose.\n- Set RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN in set_ptypes array when either get ot set ptypes\n  is not supported by ethernet device.\n\nv7 Changes:\n----------\n- Fix unused variable in net/octeontx2\n\nv6 Changes:\n----------\n- Add additional checks for set supported ptypes.(Andrew)\n- Clarify `rte_eth_dev_set_supported_ptypes` documentation.\n- Remove DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_FLOW_MARK emulation from net/octeontx2.\n\nv5 Changes:\n----------\n- Fix typos.\n\nv4 Changes:\n----------\n- Set the last element in set_ptype array as RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN to mark the end\n  of array.\n- Fix invalid set ptype function call in examples.\n- Remove setting rte_eth_dev_set_supported_ptypes to UNKNOWN in l3fwd-power.\n\nv3 Changes:\n----------\n- Add missing release notes. (Andrew)\n- Re-word various descriptions.\n- Fix ptype set logic.\n\nv2 Changes:\n----------\n- Update release notes. (Andrew)\n- Redo commit logs. (Andrew)\n- Disable ptype parsing for unsupported examples. (Jerin)\n- Disable RSS write only in generic mode eventdev_pipeline. (Jerin)\n- Modify set_supported_ptypes function to return successfuly set mask\n  instead of failure.\n- Dropped set_supported_ptypes to drivers by handling in library\n  layer, interested PMD can add it in.\n\nPavan Nikhilesh (10):\n  ethdev: add set ptype function\n  ethdev: add mbuf RSS update as an offload\n  ethdev: add validation to offloads set by PMD\n  drivers/net: update Rx RSS hash offload capabilities\n  examples/eventdev_pipeline: split port init sequence\n  examples/eventdev_pipeline: add new Rx RSS hash offload\n  examples/l2fwd: disable ptype parsing\n  app/testpmd: add command to set supported ptype mask\n  app/testpmd: disable packet type parsing by default\n  app/testpmd: add RSS hash offload to port Rx offload cmd\n\n app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |  90 ++++++++-\n app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                        |  12 ++\n app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                        |   1 +\n doc/guides/nics/features.rst                  |   9 +-\n doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst        |  15 ++\n doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst   |   9 +-\n drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c                |   6 +-\n drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe.h                     |   3 +-\n drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c              |   2 +\n drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c                |   3 +-\n drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c              |   1 +\n drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c                |   4 +\n drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c                  |   3 +-\n drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c                |   2 +\n drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c                   |   3 +-\n drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c              |   5 +-\n drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c          |   5 +-\n drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c                |   5 +-\n drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c                |   5 +-\n drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c                  |   5 +-\n drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |   5 +\n drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c                |   3 +-\n drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c             |   5 +-\n drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c                       |   2 +\n drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c                   |   3 +-\n drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c                |   3 +\n drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c                   |   3 +-\n drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c                |   2 +\n drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c                 |   3 +-\n drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c                     |   5 +-\n drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c           |   3 +-\n drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h           |  15 +-\n drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c                |   5 +-\n drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c            |   3 +-\n drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c                 |   3 +-\n drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c                      |   7 +-\n drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c           |   2 +\n drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h           |   3 +-\n drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c          |   5 +-\n examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c             | 128 ------------\n .../pipeline_worker_generic.c                 | 132 +++++++++++++\n .../eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c    | 128 ++++++++++++\n examples/l2fwd/Makefile                       |   2 +\n examples/l2fwd/main.c                         |   5 +\n examples/l2fwd/meson.build                    |   2 +\n lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                | 182 +++++++++++++++++-\n lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h                |  37 ++++\n lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h           |  17 ++\n lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map      |   1 +\n 49 files changed, 731 insertions(+), 171 deletions(-)\n\n--\n2.17.1"
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