[PATCH v3 0/3] add API's for VF management

[Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>]

This patchset contains new DPDK API's requested by AT&T for use
with the Virtual Function Daemon (VFD).

The need to configure and manage VF's on a NIC has grown to the
point where AT&T have devloped a DPDK based tool, VFD, to do this.

This patch set adds API extensions to DPDK VF configuration.

Nine new functions have been added to the eth_dev_ops structure.
Corresponding functions have been added to the ixgbe PMD for the
Intel 82559 NIC.

Changes have been made to testpmd to facilitate testing of the new API's.
The testpmd documentation has been updated to document the testpmd changes.

Note:
Adding new functions to the eth_dev_ops structure will cause an
ABI breakage.

Changes in v3:
rebase to latest master branch.
drop patches for callback functions
revise VF id checks in new librte_ether functions
revise testpmd commands for new API's

Changes in V2:
rebase to latest master branch.
fix compile  error with clang.

Bernard Iremonger (3):
  librte_ether: add API's for VF management
  net/ixgbe: add functions for VF management
  app/test_pmd: add tests for new API's

 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                      | 707 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  70 ++-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c            | 166 +++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c               | 192 ++++++++
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h               | 217 ++++++++-
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map      |  14 +
 6 files changed, 1362 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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