[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] bitrate: change reg implementation to match API description

[Thomas Monjalon]

09/07/2021 17:19, Kevin Traynor:
> rte_stats_bitrate_reg() API states it returns 'Zero on success'.
> 
> However, the implementation directly returns the return of
> rte_metrics_reg_names() which may be zero or positive on success,
> with a positive value also indicating the index.
> 
> The user of rte_stats_bitrate_reg() should not care about the
> index as it is stored in the opaque rte_stats_bitrates struct.
> 
> Change the implementation of rte_stats_bitrate_reg() to match
> the API description by always returning zero on success.
> 
> Fixes: 2ad7ba9a6567 ("bitrate: add bitrate statistics library")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor at redhat.com>

Does it require a deprecation notice?
At least I suggest a release note in API section.

What is the target for this series? 21.11?