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This is a helper API intended to >> help ethdev drivers implement rte_flow parsers, as common usages map to >> graph traversal problem very well. >> >> Features provided by the API: >> - Flow graph, edge, and node definitions >> - Graph traversal logic >> - Declarative validation against common flow item types >> - Per-node validation and state processing callbacks > [...] >> lib/ethdev/rte_flow_graph.h | 532 ++++++++++++++ > > Are we sure about the name? Why not "parsing" instead of "graph"? > Because it is intended to help build *protocol graphs*, not *generic flow parsing*. I.e. only things that lend themselves to be represented by a graph would work with this - things like conntrack wouldn't. So, I feel like "graph" is a more accurate name for this, because this is only for enabling the protocol graph walk, not for full flow parsing. > Is it only for drivers? In this case, no need to make it a public API. > Yes, it is for drivers. It is not a public API, it is not installed into public headers. If there is anything I forgot to do to remove it from being public, please let me know. -- Thanks, Anatoly