[dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH] doc: announce modification in eventdev structure

[Akhil Goyal]

Hi Ray,
> > @@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >    values to the function ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add`` using
> >    the structure ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add``.
> >
> > +* eventdev: The function pointer ``ca_enqueue`` in structure
> ``rte_eventdev``
> > +  will be moved after ``txa_enqueue`` so that all enqueue/dequeue
> > +  function pointers are adjacent to each other.
> > +
> >  * sched: To allow more traffic classes, flexible mapping of pipe queues to
> >    traffic classes, and subport level configuration of pipes and queues
> >    changes will be made to macros, data structures and API functions
> defined
> >
> 
> I admire the disipline - but since you are not actually removing ca_enqueue,
> just moving it in memory when the new ABI is declared in anycase, this is not
> required.
> 

Does it mean we can move elements in a structure without giving deprecation notice?

-akhil