[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce API change for rte_ether.h

[Stephen Hemminger]

Plan to change to <net/ethernet.h> version of struct ether_addr in
DPDK 2.3. The change in DPDK source is trivial but it will impact
source compatablilty therefore notification is necessary.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 1c7ab01..8ecb990 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ Deprecation Notices
   and table action handlers will be updated:
   the pipeline parameter will be added, the packets mask parameter will be
   either removed (for input port action handler) or made input-only.
+
+* librte_ether: The structure ether_addr in DPDK will be replaced
+  by using the standard header file <net/ethernet.h>. The structure
+  size will be the same (no ABI impact), but the structure field name
+  will change from addr_bytes[] to ether_addr_octet[].
-- 
2.1.4