[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce rte_devargs changes in 17.11
Gaetan Rivet
gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com
Fri Aug 4 15:29:59 CEST 2017
Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 7024c81..9e063f1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ Deprecation Notices
be removed in 17.11:
- ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev``
+
+* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v17.11.
+ The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus will need
+ to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum ``rte_devtype``
+ was used to identify a bus and will disappear.
+ The structure ``rte_devargs`` will change.
+ The ``rte_devargs_list`` will be made private.
+ The following functions are deprecated starting from 17.08 and will either be
+ modified or removed in 17.11:
+
+ - ``rte_eal_devargs_add``
+ - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
--
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