[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 25/26] event/dlb: remove version from device name
Jerin Jacob
jerinjacobk at gmail.com
Thu Apr 15 09:56:08 CEST 2021
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 1:18 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:
>
> 15/04/2021 07:47, Jerin Jacob:
> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 2:03 AM Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > It is yes. It needs to be fixed in abiignore.
> >
> > My original question was, Since we are renaming dlb2->dlb one,
> > driver/dlb2 directory will not be present after this change,
> > Do we need to update the "Removed Items" section in release notes,
> > Saying dlb2 driver removed?
>
> Yes we need, but it should have been discussed in techboard first.
+ Techboard
Cc: @McDaniel, Timothy
OK. I will hold this patch and wait for the techboard's approval.
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