[dpdk-dev] [RFC] config: remove RTE_NEXT_ABI

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/8/2018 8:05 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 07/03/2018 18:44, Ferruh Yigit:
>> After experimental API process defined do we still need RTE_NEXT_ABI
>> config and process which has similar targets?
> 
> They are different targets.
> Experimental API is always enabled but may be avoided by applications.
> Next ABI can be used to break ABI without notice and disabled to keep
> old ABI compatibility. It is almost never used because it is preferred
> to keep ABI compatibility with rte_compat macros, or wait a deprecation
> period after notice.

OK, I see.

Shouldn't we disable it by default at least? Otherwise who is not paying
attention to this config option will get and ABI/API break.