[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v9 6/6] doc: update release notes now for block allow changes

[Stephen Hemminger]

Remove the deprecation notice and add description to the release notes.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst   | 23 -----------------------
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index f3258eb3f725..d459a25eabe3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -28,29 +28,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * kvargs: The function ``rte_kvargs_process`` will get a new parameter
   for returning key match count. It will ease handling of no-match case.
 
-* eal: The terms blacklist and whitelist to describe devices used
-  by DPDK will be replaced in the 20.11 relase.
-  This will apply to command line arguments as well as macros.
-
-  The macro ``RTE_DEV_BLACKLISTED`` will be replaced with ``RTE_DEV_EXCLUDED``
-  and ``RTE_DEV_WHITELISTED`` will be replaced with ``RTE_DEV_INCLUDED``
-  ``RTE_BUS_SCAN_BLACKLIST`` and ``RTE_BUS_SCAN_WHITELIST`` will be
-  replaced with ``RTE_BUS_SCAN_EXCLUDED`` and ``RTE_BUS_SCAN_INCLUDED``
-  respectively. Likewise ``RTE_DEVTYPE_BLACKLISTED_PCI`` and
-  ``RTE_DEVTYPE_WHITELISTED_PCI`` will be replaced with
-  ``RTE_DEVTYPE_EXCLUDED`` and ``RTE_DEVTYPE_INCLUDED``.
-
-  The old macros will be marked as deprecated in 20.11 and any
-  usage will cause a compile warning. They will be removed in
-  a future release.
-
-  The command line arguments to ``rte_eal_init`` will change from
-  ``-b, --pci-blacklist`` to ``-x, --exclude`` and
-  ``-w, --pci-whitelist`` to ``-i, --include``.
-  The old command line arguments will continue to be accepted in 20.11
-  but will cause a runtime warning message. The old arguments will
-  be removed in a future release.
-
 * eal: The function ``rte_eal_remote_launch`` will return new error codes
   after read or write error on the pipe, instead of calling ``rte_panic``.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
index 6bbd6ee93922..df955e2214c4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
@@ -644,6 +644,17 @@ API Changes
 * sched: Removed ``tb_rate``, ``tc_rate``, ``tc_period`` and ``tb_size``
   from ``struct rte_sched_subport_params``.
 
+* eal: The selection of devices on the EAL command line has been
+  changed from ``--pci-blacklist`` and ``--pci-whitelist``
+  to ``--block`` and ``--allow``. The short form option for
+  using a device is now ``-a`` instead of ``-w``.
+
+  The internal macros for ``RTE_DEV_BLACKLISTED`` and ``RTE_DEV_WHITELISTED``
+  have been replaced with ``RTE_DEV_BLOCKED`` and ``RTE_DEV_ALLOWED``.
+
+  There are compatibility macros and command line mappings to accept
+  the old values but applications and scripts are strongly encouraged
+  to migrate to the new names.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
-- 
2.27.0