[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/6] doc: announce ethdev API change for detach flag

[Gaetan Rivet]

The flag RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE will disappear.

This flag is not needed anymore following the hotplug work done for
v17.08. It can be removed, its intent is now implicitly made available
by the relevant EAL and rte_bus implementations.

Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 257dcba..9cc2299 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ Deprecation Notices
   be removed in 17.11:
 
   - ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str``, replaced by ``rte_eal_devargs_parse``
+
+* ethdev: The device flag advertizing hotplug capability
+  ``RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE`` is not needed anymore and will be removed in
+  v17.11. Drivers must fullfill any condition set by their bus and the latter
+  will be able to recognize this capability by checking those upon a detach
+  attempt.
-- 
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