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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/7]app/testpmd: add commands and config
	functions for i40e flow director support
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:00:33 +0200
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2014-08-28 09:01, Wu, Jingjing:
> I have another question:
> If we use the way 'rx_classification_filter_ctl' works, the specific
> structures defined in rte_i40e.h will be visible in user's application,
> such as testpmd.
> I know I shouldn't make commands linked with i40e like what I did before.
> But will the i40e specific structures become visible be acceptable?

I think testpmd should be limited to generic API.
So it wouldn't be acceptable to be dependent of i40e files.
But having some specific i40e tests in examples or app/test is OK.

-- 
Thomas