[dpdk-dev] doc: announce control mbuf removal
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Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
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-----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:30:27 +0100
> From: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> To: dev@dpdk.org, Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>, John McNamara
> <john.mcnamara@intel.com>, Marko Kovacevic <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>
> CC: Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com>, Konstantin Ananyev
> <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce control mbuf removal
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.0
>
> Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
>
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index d59ad5988..e98ce6a0a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
> be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
> structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
> platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
> +
> +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> + functions and macros are:
> +
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> +
> + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
> --
> 2.11.0
>
Hi,
Please, any other comments or acks for this one?
Thanks
Olivier
On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:30:27AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
>
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index d59ad5988..e98ce6a0a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
> be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
> structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
> platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
> +
> +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> + functions and macros are:
> +
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> +
> + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
> --
> 2.11.0
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Olivier Matz
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 10:22 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org; Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>; Mcnamara,
> John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Kovacevic, Marko
> <marko.kovacevic@intel.com>
> Cc: Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com>; Ananyev, Konstantin
> <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce control mbuf removal
>
> Hi,
>
> Please, any other comments or acks for this one?
>
> Thanks
> Olivier
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:30:27AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
> > ---
> > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index d59ad5988..e98ce6a0a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
> > structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
> > platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
> > +
> > +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> > + functions and macros are:
> > +
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> > + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> > + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> > +
> > + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
> > --
> > 2.11.0
> >
We use control messages extensively in examples/ip_pipeline. Every time we needed control messages, we found that the control mbuf was too heavy and did not add any value, so we ended up creating custom data structures.
On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:22:15AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please, any other comments or acks for this one?
>
> Thanks
> Olivier
I would tend to support leaving the flag in place. Other than that, I
think the functions for it can go.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:30:27AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> > ---
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index d59ad5988..e98ce6a0a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
> > structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
> > platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
> > +
> > +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> > + functions and macros are:
> > +
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> > + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> > + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> > +
> > + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
> > --
> > 2.11.0
> >
On 2/12/2018 3:52 PM, Olivier Matz wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:30:27AM +0100, Olivier Matz wrote:
>> Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
>> Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
>> ---
>> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> index d59ad5988..e98ce6a0a 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
>> @@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
>> be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
>> structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
>> platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
>> +
>> +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
>> + functions and macros are:
>> +
>> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
>> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
>> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
>> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
>> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
>> + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
>> + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
>> +
>> + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
>> --
>> 2.11.0
>>
>
29/01/2018 10:30, Olivier Matz:
> Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
>
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> ---
> +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> + functions and macros are:
> +
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> +
> + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
14/02/2018 01:02, Thomas Monjalon:
> 29/01/2018 10:30, Olivier Matz:
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-July/069813.html
> > Link: http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32041/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> > ---
> > +* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
> > + functions and macros are:
> > +
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
> > + - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
> > + - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
> > + - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
> > +
> > + The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.
>
> Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Applied
@@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
be added between the producer and consumer structures. The size of the
structure and the offset of the fields will remain the same on
platforms with 64B cache line, but will change on other platforms.
+
+* mbuf: The control mbuf API will be removed in v18.05. The impacted
+ functions and macros are:
+
+ - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_init()``
+ - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_alloc()``
+ - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_free()``
+ - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_data()``
+ - ``rte_ctrlmbuf_len()``
+ - ``rte_is_ctrlmbuf()``
+ - ``CTRL_MBUF_FLAG``
+
+ The packet mbuf API should be used as a replacement.