[dpdk-dev] doc: announce rte_devargs changes in 17.11
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Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
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04/08/2017 15:29, Gaetan Rivet:
> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
> ---
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v17.11.
> + The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus will need
> + to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum ``rte_devtype``
> + was used to identify a bus and will disappear.
> + The structure ``rte_devargs`` will change.
> + The ``rte_devargs_list`` will be made private.
> + The following functions are deprecated starting from 17.08 and will either be
> + modified or removed in 17.11:
> +
> + - ``rte_eal_devargs_add``
> + - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
This kind of change has already been suggested by Jan Blunck:
http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/070729.html
http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/071054.html
It is very important to continue progressing on device syntax and
bus rework during 17.11.
Applied
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ Deprecation Notices
be removed in 17.11:
- ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev``
+
+* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v17.11.
+ The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus will need
+ to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum ``rte_devtype``
+ was used to identify a bus and will disappear.
+ The structure ``rte_devargs`` will change.
+ The ``rte_devargs_list`` will be made private.
+ The following functions are deprecated starting from 17.08 and will either be
+ modified or removed in 17.11:
+
+ - ``rte_eal_devargs_add``
+ - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``