[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/7] cmdline: make implementation opaque

[Dmitry Kozlyuk]

Hi Olivier, thanks for the review.

> In my opinion, we could accept the patch for 20.11, knowing it reduce
> the risk of future ABI breakage, and that cmdline is not a core
> component of DPDK. However it has to be discussed and accepted by other
> people.
> 
> Else, the patch would be delayed for 21.11. From what I see from the
> other patches, it looks possible to keep cmdline struct public without
> breaking the existing ABI by adding #ifdef CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS,
> is it correct?

Windows team is now working on getting testpmd, tests, and examples
functional. librte_cmdline is essential for that, so delaying to 21.11 is the
worst option. If unannounced ABI breakage is deemed intolerable, I'd certainly
go with #ifdef.