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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net/i40e: add a specific API to control
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:58:14 +0100
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On 5/24/2018 2:32 AM, Zijie Pan wrote:
> Add a new API rte_pmd_i40e_set_lldp_cmd to control LLDP agent for i40e.
> It supports the following i40e debug lldp commands:
>     - start/stop of the LLDP agent.
>     - get local/remote of the LLDP MIB (Management Information Base).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Hardy <laurent.hardy@6wind.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zijie Pan <zijie.pan@6wind.com>
> Acked-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>

Hi Zijie, Qi,

What do you think adding a testpmd command to use this API?

First it enables testing this API and second using API gives better chance to
API to survive from possible refactoring.

Thanks,
ferruh