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[v2,2/2] doc: clarify alias to experimental period

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Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series doc: minor abi policy fixes |

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Ray Kinsella July 7, 2020, 5:51 p.m. UTC 
  Clarify retention period for aliases to experimental.

Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
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 doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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Honnappa Nagarahalli July 7, 2020, 6:44 p.m. UTC | #1 
<snip>

> Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: clarify alias to experimental period
> 
> Clarify retention period for aliases to experimental.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
Reviewed-by: Honnappa Nagarahalli <honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com>

> ---
>  doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> index 31a9205..b1d09c7 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ The macros exported are:
>  * ``VERSION_SYMBOL_EXPERIMENTAL(b, e)``: Creates a symbol version table
> entry
>    binding versioned symbol ``b@EXPERIMENTAL`` to the internal function
> ``be``.
>    The macro is used when a symbol matures to become part of the stable ABI,
> to
> -  provide an alias to experimental for some time.
> +  provide an alias to experimental until the next major ABI version.
> 
>  .. _example_abi_macro_usage:
> 
> @@ -428,8 +428,9 @@ _____________________________
> 
>  In situations in which an ``experimental`` symbol has been stable for some
> time,  and it becomes a candidate for promotion to the stable ABI. At this
> time, when -promoting the symbol, maintainer may choose to provide an
> alias to the
> +promoting the symbol, the maintainer may choose to provide an alias to
> +the
>  ``experimental`` symbol version, so as not to break consuming applications.
> +This alias is then dropped in the next major ABI version.
> 
>  The process to provide an alias to ``experimental`` is similar to that,
> of  :ref:`symbol versioning <example_abi_macro_usage>` described above.
> --
> 2.7.4
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diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
index 31a9205..b1d09c7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@  The macros exported are:
 * ``VERSION_SYMBOL_EXPERIMENTAL(b, e)``: Creates a symbol version table entry
   binding versioned symbol ``b@EXPERIMENTAL`` to the internal function ``be``.
   The macro is used when a symbol matures to become part of the stable ABI, to
-  provide an alias to experimental for some time.
+  provide an alias to experimental until the next major ABI version.
 
 .. _example_abi_macro_usage:
 
@@ -428,8 +428,9 @@  _____________________________
 
 In situations in which an ``experimental`` symbol has been stable for some time,
 and it becomes a candidate for promotion to the stable ABI. At this time, when
-promoting the symbol, maintainer may choose to provide an alias to the
+promoting the symbol, the maintainer may choose to provide an alias to the
 ``experimental`` symbol version, so as not to break consuming applications.
+This alias is then dropped in the next major ABI version.
 
 The process to provide an alias to ``experimental`` is similar to that, of
 :ref:`symbol versioning <example_abi_macro_usage>` described above.