[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add distributor library API change notice

[David Hunt]

Given that the packet distributor library improvements (1) will
not be in 17.02, I plan on doing some consolidation of the
API for burst operation for 17.05, merging the two api's into
one, with options for single or burst operation.

(1) http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/19911/

Signed-off-by: David Hunt <david.hunt at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 755dc65..925e156 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ Deprecation Notices
   and will be removed in 17.02.
   It is replaced by ``rte_mempool_generic_get/put`` functions.
 
+* lib: distributor library API will be changed to incorporate a burst-
+  oriented API. This will include a change to ``rte_distributor_create``
+  to specify which type of instance to create (single or burst), and
+  additional calls for ``rte_poll_pkt_burst`` and ``rte_return_pkt_burst``,
+  among others.
+
 * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
   ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well
   as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR,
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