@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ Usage example, matching non-TCPv4 packets only:
Item: ``PF``
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This item is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Item: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Item: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) the physical
function of the current device.
@@ -531,6 +535,10 @@ the application and thus not associated with a DPDK port ID.
Item: ``VF``
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This item is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Item: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Item: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given
virtual function of the current device.
@@ -562,6 +570,10 @@ separate entities, should be addressed through their own DPDK port IDs.
Item: ``PHY_PORT``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This item is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Item: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Item: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a physical
port of the underlying device.
@@ -596,6 +608,10 @@ associated with a port_id should be retrieved by other means.
Item: ``PORT_ID``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This item is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Item: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Item: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given DPDK
port ID.
@@ -1965,6 +1981,10 @@ only matching traffic goes through.
Action: ``PF``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This action is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Action: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Action: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Directs matching traffic to the physical function (PF) of the current
device.
@@ -1985,6 +2005,10 @@ See `Item: PF`_.
Action: ``VF``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This action is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Action: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Action: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Directs matching traffic to a given virtual function of the current device.
Packets matched by a VF pattern item can be redirected to their original VF
@@ -2009,6 +2033,10 @@ See `Item: VF`_.
Action: ``PHY_PORT``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This action is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Action: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Action: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Directs matching traffic to a given physical port index of the underlying
device.
@@ -2028,6 +2056,10 @@ See `Item: PHY_PORT`_.
Action: ``PORT_ID``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This action is deprecated. Consider:
+ - `Action: PORT_REPRESENTOR`_
+ - `Action: REPRESENTED_PORT`_
+
Directs matching traffic to a given DPDK port ID.
See `Item: PORT_ID`_.
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
is deprecated and will be removed in DPDK 21.11. Shared counters should
be managed using shared actions API (``rte_flow_shared_action_create`` etc).
-* ethdev: Definition of the flow API action ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_ID``
- is ambiguous and needs clarification.
- Structure ``rte_flow_action_port_id`` will be extended to specify
- traffic direction to the represented entity or ethdev port itself
- in DPDK 21.11.
-
* ethdev: Flow API documentation is unclear if ethdev port used to create
a flow rule adds any implicit match criteria in the case of transfer rules.
The semantics will be clarified in DPDK 21.11 and it will require fixes in
@@ -256,3 +250,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
* cmdline: ``cmdline`` structure will be made opaque to hide platform-specific
content. On Linux and FreeBSD, supported prior to DPDK 20.11,
original structure will be kept until DPDK 21.11.
+
+* ethdev: Items and actions ``PF``, ``VF``, ``PHY_PORT``, ``PORT_ID`` are
+ deprecated as hard-to-use / ambiguous and will be removed in DPDK 22.11.
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ API Changes
* ethdev: Added items and actions ``PORT_REPRESENTOR``, ``REPRESENTED_PORT`` to flow API.
+* ethdev: Deprecated items and actions ``PF``, ``VF``, ``PHY_PORT``, ``PORT_ID``.
+ Suggested items and actions ``PORT_REPRESENTOR``, ``REPRESENTED_PORT`` instead.
+
* kvargs: The experimental function ``rte_kvargs_strcmp()`` has been
removed. Its usages have been replaced by a new function
``rte_kvargs_get_with_value()``.
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ANY,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* [META]
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress)
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PF,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* [META]
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
@@ -180,6 +188,10 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VF,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* [META]
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
@@ -190,6 +202,10 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* [META]
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
@@ -640,6 +656,10 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_any rte_flow_item_any_mask = {
#endif
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VF
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given
@@ -669,6 +689,10 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_vf rte_flow_item_vf_mask = {
#endif
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PHY_PORT
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a
@@ -700,6 +724,10 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_phy_port rte_flow_item_phy_port_mask = {
#endif
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID
*
* Matches traffic originating from (ingress) or going to (egress) a given
@@ -1990,6 +2018,10 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* Directs matching traffic to the physical function (PF) of the
* current device.
*
@@ -1998,6 +2030,10 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PF,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* Directs matching traffic to a given virtual function of the
* current device.
*
@@ -2006,6 +2042,10 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VF,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* Directs packets to a given physical port index of the underlying
* device.
*
@@ -2014,6 +2054,10 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PHY_PORT,
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* Directs matching traffic to a given DPDK port ID.
*
* See struct rte_flow_action_port_id.
@@ -2654,6 +2698,10 @@ struct rte_flow_action_rss {
};
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VF
*
* Directs matching traffic to a given virtual function of the current
@@ -2672,6 +2720,10 @@ struct rte_flow_action_vf {
};
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PHY_PORT
*
* Directs packets to a given physical port index of the underlying
@@ -2686,6 +2738,10 @@ struct rte_flow_action_phy_port {
};
/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR
+ * @see RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT
+ *
* RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_ID
*
* Directs matching traffic to a given DPDK port ID.