[dpdk-dev,v2] doc: announce API changes to implement the bus model

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Thomas Monjalon Feb. 13, 2017, 4:20 p.m. UTC
  The new bus model has been proposed in 17.02 without being used.
The big rework should happen in 17.05.

Suggested-by: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.jain@nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  

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Jan Blunck Feb. 13, 2017, 9:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Thomas Monjalon
<thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
> The new bus model has been proposed in 17.02 without being used.
> The big rework should happen in 17.05.
>
> Suggested-by: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.jain@nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index f0b5329..8b66407 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ Deprecation Notices
>    has exposed, like the way we have done with uio-pci-generic. This change
>    targets release 17.05.
>
> -* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.02. This currently serves as
> +* The PCI and VDEV subsystems will be converted as drivers of the new bus model.
> +  It will imply some EAL API changes in 17.05.
> +
> +* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.05. This currently serves as
>    a placeholder for PMDs to register themselves. Changes for ``rte_bus`` will
>    provide a way to handle device initialization currently being done in
> -  ``eth_driver``.
> +  ``eth_driver``. Similarly, ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
> +  ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` in 17.05.
>
>  * ethdev: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
>    ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an ``int``
> --
> 2.7.0
>

Acked-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
  
Hemant Agrawal Feb. 14, 2017, 12:09 a.m. UTC | #2
On 2/13/2017 3:53 PM, Jan Blunck wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:
>> The new bus model has been proposed in 17.02 without being used.
>> The big rework should happen in 17.05.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.jain@nxp.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
>> ---
>>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 8 ++++++--
>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> index f0b5329..8b66407 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> @@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ Deprecation Notices
>>    has exposed, like the way we have done with uio-pci-generic. This change
>>    targets release 17.05.
>>
>> -* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.02. This currently serves as
>> +* The PCI and VDEV subsystems will be converted as drivers of the new bus model.
>> +  It will imply some EAL API changes in 17.05.
>> +
>> +* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.05. This currently serves as
>>    a placeholder for PMDs to register themselves. Changes for ``rte_bus`` will
>>    provide a way to handle device initialization currently being done in
>> -  ``eth_driver``.
>> +  ``eth_driver``. Similarly, ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
>> +  ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` in 17.05.
>>
>>  * ethdev: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
>>    ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an ``int``
>> --
>> 2.7.0
>>
>
> Acked-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
>
Acked-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
  
John McNamara Feb. 14, 2017, 12:33 a.m. UTC | #3
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 4:21 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: announce API changes to implement the
> bus model
> 
> The new bus model has been proposed in 17.02 without being used.
> The big rework should happen in 17.05.
> 
> Suggested-by: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.jain@nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
  
Thomas Monjalon Feb. 14, 2017, 6:57 p.m. UTC | #4
Applied
  

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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index f0b5329..8b66407 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@  Deprecation Notices
   has exposed, like the way we have done with uio-pci-generic. This change
   targets release 17.05.
 
-* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.02. This currently serves as
+* The PCI and VDEV subsystems will be converted as drivers of the new bus model.
+  It will imply some EAL API changes in 17.05.
+
+* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.05. This currently serves as
   a placeholder for PMDs to register themselves. Changes for ``rte_bus`` will
   provide a way to handle device initialization currently being done in
-  ``eth_driver``.
+  ``eth_driver``. Similarly, ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
+  ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` in 17.05.
 
 * ethdev: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
   ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an ``int``