[dpdk-dev] doc: deprecation notice for ethdev ops?

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Mon Feb 13 18:39:25 CET 2017


2017-02-13 17:36, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 2/13/2017 5:21 PM, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
> > Do you have a specific example that might cause an issue when adding a new function at the end of the ethdev ops structure? I cannot think of any, given that the ops structure is marked as internal and it is only accessed through pointers.
> 
> Adding at the end of the struct is probably safe.

There is no guarantee in DPDK for drivers interface compatibility.
You can add your op anywhere relevant in the structure.


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