[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-techboard] [PATCH] doc: scheduler API deprecation notice

[Maxime Coquelin]

On 8/12/20 12:22 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 12/08/2020 11:52, Bruce Richardson:
>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 02:50:57PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 10/08/2020 13:49, Trahe, Fiona:
>>>> Sorry about that Thomas, Akhil, we should have chased up acks sooner. 
>>>>
>>>> Given the proposed content of the patch, and the similar changes that are recommended and agreed
>>>> throughout DPDK do you think an exception can be made and that this change can get into 20.11 even
>>>> without the deprecation notice being in 20.08?
>>>
>>> That's a question for techboard.
>>>
>>> PS: please avoid top-posting
>>>
>> My initial 2c is that we should allow this, and add the required
>> deprecation notice to the online docs immediately. I would assume most
>> people use the online docs rather than building their own from the package,
>> therefore adding in a deprecation notice to the online versions a few days
>> after a release should not be a major problem IMHO.
>>
>> Also, given the fact that we have once-a-year at most to apply ABI
>> changes, and this is the first time we are going this, so I think a little
>> latitude should be given! :-)
> 
> I agree
> 
> We need more opinions from other techboard members to make it a decision.
> 
> 

I agree too, let's give a bit more flexibility for the deprecation
notice.

Maxime