[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] doc: announce rte_dev_probe() API change

[Maxime Coquelin]

In order to simplify the use of rte_dev_probe() and
rte_dev_remove() by applications, rte_dev_probe() will
return a reference on the rte_device stating DPDK v20.11.

Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index d1034f60fd..8661a673b5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Python 2 support will be completely removed in 20.11.
   In 20.08, explicit deprecation warnings will be displayed when running
   scripts with Python 2.
+
+* eal: Change ``rte_dev_probe`` API in DPDK v20.11 to return a pointer on the
+  probed rte_device or NULL instead of 0 or an error code. This change will
+  allow applications avoid iterating on devices after a probe to get access to
+  the new rte_device.
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