[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 8/8] doc: update doc for packet capture framework

[Pattan, Reshma]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:41 PM
> To: Pattan, Reshma <reshma.pattan at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 8/8] doc: update doc for packet capture
> framework
> 
> When commenting previous patches, I missed these docs.
> Please move them in the appropriate patches.
> 
> > +Use Case: Packet Capturing
> > +--------------------------
> > +
> > +The DPDK ``app/pdump`` tool is developed based on this library to capture
> packets in DPDK.
> > +Users can use this as an example to develop their own packet capturing
> application.
> 
> Is it an example or a debugging tool?

It is a debugging tool.

> If it is an example, it should be in the examples/ directory.
> 
> >  ABI Changes
> >  -----------
> > @@ -146,6 +156,9 @@ ABI Changes
> >  * The ``rte_port_source_params`` structure has new fields to support PCAP
> file.
> >    It was already in release 16.04 with ``RTE_NEXT_ABI`` flag.
> >
> > +* The ``rte_eth_dev_info`` structure has new fields ``nb_rx_queues`` and
> ``nb_tx_queues``
> > +  to support number of queues configured by software.
> 
> There was no deprecation notice in 16.04 for this ABI change.

Deprecation notice and relevant planed changes were sent as RFC during the start of 16.07 , please find the below is the link for the same.
http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/12033/
http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/12034/

Thanks,
Reshma