[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: add deprecation notice for memory hotplug changes

[Jonas Pfefferle]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:32:28 +0000
  Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com> wrote:
> Due to coming changes outlined in memory hotplug RFC, there will
> be several API/ABI changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>
> ---
> 
> Notes:
>    Patch outlining future changes:
>    http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/32467/
>    
>    v2: added rte_mem_config and rte_memzone changes to the 
>announcement
> 
> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 9 +++++++++
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst 
>b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index 13e8543..93cbeea 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted 
>here.
> Deprecation Notices
> -------------------
> 
> +* eal: due to internal data layoyut reorganization, there will be 
>changes to
> +  several structures and functions as a result of coming changes to 
>support
> +  memory hotplug in v18.05.
> +  ``rte_eal_get_physmem_layout`` will be deprecated and removed in 
>subsequent
> +  releases.
> +  ``rte_mem_config`` contents will change due to switch to memseg 
>lists.
> +  ``rte_memzone`` member ``memseg_id`` will no longer serve any 
>useful purpose
> +  and will be removed.
> +
> * eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` 
>in v18.02.
>   The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus 
>will need
>   to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum 
>``rte_devtype``
> -- 
> 2.7.4

Acked-by: Jonas Pfefferle <pepperjo at japf.ch>