[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add deprecation notice for physmem layout function

Anatoly Burakov anatoly.burakov at intel.com
Wed Jan 17 18:17:15 CET 2018


Due to coming changes outlined in memory hotplug RFC, that
function will no longer serve any meaningful purpose.

Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
---

Notes:
    Patch outlining future changes:
    http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32467/

 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 13e8543..28f217d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
+* eal: due to internal data layoyut reorganization, function
+  ``rte_eal_get_physmem_layout`` will be deprecated in v18.05 and removed in
+  subsequent releases.
+
 * eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v18.02.
   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``
-- 
2.7.4


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