Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] ethdev: add RSS type helper APIs

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:58:34 +0100
Lukas Sismis <sismis@dyna-nic.com> wrote:

> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
> @@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ New Features
>       Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
>       =======================================================
>  
> +* **Added experimental RSS type helper APIs in ethdev.**
> +
> +  Added new experimental APIs ``rte_eth_rss_type_info_get()``,
> +  ``rte_eth_rss_type_from_str()``, and ``rte_eth_rss_type_to_str()`` to
> +  convert between RSS type names and values. These helpers provide a global
> +  RSS type string table via ``struct rte_eth_rss_type_info``.
> +
> +* **Added experimental port and queue identifier typedefs in ethdev.**
> +
> +  Added new experimental typedefs ``rte_port_id_t`` and ``rte_queue_id_t``
> +  to provide type-safe identifiers for Ethernet device ports and queues.
>  

I would rather see this library work without the addition of typedefs for this.
The types for port and queue should be typedef'd but it should be its own
patch series and fix it everywhere, "yes that would be a very big patch".

Introducing it in middle of other library addition means it would
only be partially done and create lots of confusion.