[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for ethdev

[Iremonger, Bernard]

Hi Thomas,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 1:31 PM
> To: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for
> ethdev
> 
> 2017-01-05 10:44, Bernard Iremonger:
> > In 17.05 nine rte_eth_dev_* functions will be removed from
> > librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.
> 
> I agree it is a good move to clean up ethdev API.
> 
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +* ethdev: for 17.05 it is planned to deprecate the following nine
> > +rte_eth_dev_* functions
> > +  and move them into the ixgbe PMD:
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_init``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_set``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_store``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_wd_timeout_store``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_timeout_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_ver_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_reset``
> > +
> > +  The following fields will be removed from ``struct eth_dev_ops``:
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_init_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_state_set_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_state_show_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_event_set_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_event_show_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_wd_timeout_set_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_wd_timeout_show_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_ver_show_t``
> > +
> > +  ``bypass_wd_reset_t``
> > +
> > +  The functions will be renamed to the following, and moved to the
> ``ixgbe`` PMD:
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_init``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_set``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_set``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_set``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_ver_show``
> > +
> > +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_reset``
> >
> 
> Please could you make it shorter by using commas for listing?

I will use commas for the listing in v2.

Regards,

Bernard.