[v2,2/2] rte_log: make rte_logs private

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 345c38d5b630..5445a4f0a061 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@  Deprecation Notices
 * eal: The function ``rte_eal_remote_launch`` will return new error codes
   after read or write error on the pipe, instead of calling ``rte_panic``.
 
-* eal: The ``rte_logs`` struct and global symbol will be made private to
-  remove it from the externally visible ABI and allow it to be updated in the
-  future.
-
 * eal: The ``rte_dev_event`` structure will be made private to the EAL as no
   public API makes use of it.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
index df227a1773b8..e422ac790912 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@  API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =======================================================
 
+* eal: The ``rte_logs`` struct and global symbol was made private
+  and is no longer part of the API.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
index 8835c8fff897..a25766de181a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
@@ -17,11 +17,16 @@ 
 
 #include "eal_private.h"
 
-/* global log structure */
-struct rte_logs rte_logs = {
+/** The rte_log structure. */
+static struct rte_logs {
+	uint32_t type;  /**< Bitfield with enabled logs. */
+	uint32_t level; /**< Log level. */
+	FILE *file;     /**< Output file set by rte_openlog_stream, or NULL. */
+	size_t dynamic_types_len;
+	struct rte_log_dynamic_type *dynamic_types;
+} rte_logs = {
 	.type = ~0,
 	.level = RTE_LOG_DEBUG,
-	.file = NULL,
 };
 
 struct rte_eal_opt_loglevel {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
index 7fe0968383db..adc5c83d4250 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@  extern "C" {
 
 struct rte_log_dynamic_type;
 
-/** The rte_log structure. */
-struct rte_logs {
-	uint32_t type;  /**< Bitfield with enabled logs. */
-	uint32_t level; /**< Log level. */
-	FILE *file;     /**< Output file set by rte_openlog_stream, or NULL. */
-	size_t dynamic_types_len;
-	struct rte_log_dynamic_type *dynamic_types;
-};
-
-/** Global log information */
-extern struct rte_logs rte_logs;
-
 /* SDK log type */
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_EAL        0 /**< Log related to eal. */
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_MALLOC     1 /**< Log related to malloc. */
@@ -273,7 +261,7 @@  void rte_log_dump(FILE *f);
  * to rte_openlog_stream().
  *
  * The level argument determines if the log should be displayed or
- * not, depending on the global rte_logs variable.
+ * not, depending on the loglevel settings.
  *
  * The preferred alternative is the RTE_LOG() because it adds the
  * level and type in the logged string.
@@ -304,7 +292,7 @@  int rte_log(uint32_t level, uint32_t logtype, const char *format, ...)
  * to rte_openlog_stream().
  *
  * The level argument determines if the log should be displayed or
- * not, depending on the global rte_logs variable. A trailing
+ * not, depending on the loglevel settings. A trailing
  * newline may be added if needed.
  *
  * The preferred alternative is the RTE_LOG() because it adds the
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 0564f2fdc7aa..eba868ee0f38 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@  DPDK_21 {
 	rte_log_set_level;
 	rte_log_set_level_pattern;
 	rte_log_set_level_regexp;
-	rte_logs;
 	rte_malloc;
 	rte_malloc_dump_stats;
 	rte_malloc_get_socket_stats;