[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce driver name changes

[Pablo de Lara]

Driver names for all the supported devices in DPDK do not have
a naming convention. Some are using a prefix, some are not
and some have long names. Driver names are used when creating
virtual devices, so it is useful to have consistency in the names.

Signed-off-by: Pablo de Lara <pablo.de.lara.guarch at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index f502f86..37d65c8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * The mempool functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated and
   will be removed in 16.11.
   It is replaced by rte_mempool_generic_get/put functions.
+
+* Driver names are quite inconsistent among each others and they will be
+  renamed to something more consistent (net_ prefix for net drivers and
+  crypto_ for crypto drivers) in 16.11. Some of these driver names are used
+  publicly, to create virtual devices, so a deprecation notice is necessary.
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