[PATCH V3] doc: announce the pipeline legacy API deprecation

[Nicolau, Radu]

On 3/9/2023 8:09 PM, Cristian Dumitrescu wrote:
> Announce the deprecation of the legacy pipeline, table and port
> library API and gradual stabilization of the new API.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>
> ---
>   doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index 872847e938..66f2329b9c 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -135,3 +135,21 @@ Deprecation Notices
>     Its removal has been postponed to let potential users report interest
>     in maintaining it.
>     In the absence of such interest, this library will be removed in DPDK 23.11.
> +
> +* pipeline: The pipeline library legacy API (functions rte_pipeline_*)
> +  will be deprecated in DPDK 23.07 release and removed in DPDK 23.11
> +  release. The new pipeline library API (functions rte_swx_pipeline_*)
> +  will gradually transition from experimental to stable status
> +  starting with DPDK 23.07 release.
> +
> +* table: The table library legacy API (functions rte_table_*) will be
> +  deprecated in DPDK 23.07 release and removed in DPDK 23.11 release.
> +  The new table library API (functions rte_swx_table_*) will gradually
> +  transition from experimental to stable status starting with DPDK
> +  23.07 release.
> +
> +* port: The port library legacy API (functions rte_port_*) will be
> +  deprecated in DPDK 23.07 release and removed in DPDK 23.11 release.
> +  The new port library API (functions rte_swx_port_*) will gradually
> +  transition from experimental to stable status starting with DPDK
> +  23.07 release.


Acked-by: Radu Nicolau <radu.nicolau at intel.com>