[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/10] doc: add note about blacklist/whitelist changes

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Fri Jun 12 02:20:38 CEST 2020


The blacklist/whitelist changes to API will not be a breaking
change for applications in this release but worth adding a note
to encourage migration.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
index dee4ccbb5887..9e68544e7920 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* eal: The definitions related to including and excluding devices
+  has been changed from blacklist/whitelist to blocklist/allowlist.
+  There are compatiablity macros and command line mapping to accept
+  the old values but applications and scripts are strongly encouraged
+  to migrate to the new names.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
-- 
2.26.2



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