[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 25/26] event/dlb: remove version from device name

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Apr 14 22:33:06 CEST 2021


14/04/2021 21:44, Jerin Jacob:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 1:49 AM Timothy McDaniel
> <timothy.mcdaniel at intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > Updated eventdev device name to be dlb_event instead of
> > dlb2_event.  The new name will be used for all versions
> > of the DLB hardware. This change required corresponding changes
> > to the directory name that contains the PMD, as well
> > as the documentation files, build infrastructure, and PMD
> > specific APIs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Timothy McDaniel <timothy.mcdaniel at intel.com>
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
> > +* **Updated DLB driver.**
> > +
> > +  * Added support for v2.5 hardware.
> > +  * Renamed DLB2 to DLB, which supports all HW versions v2.0 and v2.5.
> 
>  @Thomas Monjalon , Do we need to update the "Removed Items" section?

I did not follow the exact change.
Is it changing the driver library name?
If yes, it is one more ABI issue.
If not, I don't see what to update in the release notes.




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