[dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal/headers: explicitly cast void * to type *

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Sun Jan 17 18:13:33 CET 2021


15/01/2021 20:21, Tyler Retzlaff:
> would you also like a patch submitted that stops installing the header. the
> change will be breaking if any other consumers have made the same mistake as
> we did. i'm not sure what dpdk's stance is on pulling headers back out of
> public space.

That's a good question.
If it is described enough that it is not part of the API,
I think we can stop installing the header.
Anyway, our only commitment is on ABI compatibility, so it should be OK.




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