[v9,0/3] add actions to modify header fields

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Patch [1] implemented set of header modification actions in MLX PMD, based on ethdev and testpmd updates included in [2].
This series implements support of additional header modification actions, in ethdev, testpmd, and MLX5 PMD.

Original work by Xiaoyu Min.

[1] http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/49310/
[2] http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2018-August/109672.html

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v2: apply code review comments.
v3: apply additional code review comments.
    - Update documentation of new commands.
    - Use common general struct for all commands.
v4: apply checkpatch comments.
v5: apply additional code review comments.
    - Add 8, 16, 32 bit types to union.
    - Update struct name and documentation.
v6: expand description of new struct in h file and commit log.
v7: - Remove the common general struct with union added in v3 & v5.
    - Commands take a simple integer value, not enclosed in a structure.
    - Use separate commands for INC and DEC with 32 bit unsigned value
      of type rte_be32_t.
v8: clean redundant comments refering to removed structure.
v9: - Send the announcement of new approach (use action with single
      argument configuration) in separate patch before this series,
      see http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/55773/.
    - Add PMD release notes update.
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Dekel Peled (3):
  ethdev: add actions to modify TCP header fields
  app/testpmd: add actions to modify TCP header fields
  net/mlx5: update modify header using Direct Verbs

 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                 |  92 +++++++++++
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst          |  32 ++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst      |   6 +
 doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  16 ++
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h                |  10 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c             | 237 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h                 |  12 ++
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c                |   4 +
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h                |  32 ++++
 9 files changed, 440 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)