[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/3] doc: change type of return value of adding MAC addr

[Wei Dai]

Add following lines in section of API change in release note.

If a MAC address fails to be added without this change, it is still
stored and may be regarded as a valid one. This may lead to errors
in application. The type of return value of eth_mac_addr_add_t in
rte_ethdev.h is changed. Any specific NIC also follows this change.

Signed-off-by: Wei Dai <wei.dai at intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
index 4b47ae1..0bd07f1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@ ABI Changes
 * The ``rte_cryptodev_info.sym`` structure has new field ``max_nb_sessions_per_qp``
   to support drivers which may support limited number of sessions per queue_pair.
 
+* **Return if the MAC address is added successfully or not.**
+
+  If a MAC address fails to be added without this change, it is still stored
+  and may be regarded as a valid one. This may lead to errors in application.
+  The type of return value of eth_mac_addr_add_t in rte_ethdev.h is changed.
+  Any specific NIC also follows this change.
+
 
 Removed Items
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-- 
2.7.4