[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: mark old macros as deprecated

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue,  2 Nov 2021 23:44:34 +0000
Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:

> Old macros kept for backward compatibility, but this cause old macro
> usage to sneak in silently.
> 
> Marking old macros as deprecated. Downside is this will cause some noise
> for applications that are using old macros.
> 
> Fixes: 295968d17407 ("ethdev: add namespace")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> ---
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h | 474 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  1 file changed, 244 insertions(+), 230 deletions(-)
> 

I assume all of current tree compiles cleanly.
Should there be a release note?

Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>