[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] cryptodev: version rte_cryptodev_info_get function

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Apr 20 19:37:59 CEST 2020


20/04/2020 19:31, Ray Kinsella:
> 
> Our only commitment is to the stability of the v19.11/v20 ABI, until v21. 
> 
> That said, once an ABI migrates from EXPERIMENTAL to v21, it _shouldn't_ be changing.
> We don't have a strict commitment to the v21 ABI until v20.11.
> 
> However if v21 is changing across quarterlies (outside of additions) ... something else is wrong.

The only way to check a symbol is not changing in a quarterly release
is to test it. That's what we wanted to enforce:
compare 20.02 ABI in 20.05 release.

What other process do you suggest?




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