[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: announce eth queue release callback parameter change

[Xueming(Steven) Li]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 8:28 PM
> To: Xueming(Steven) Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Ray Kinsella <mdr at ashroe.eu>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: announce eth queue release callback parameter change
> 
> On 8/2/21 4:10 PM, Xueming Li wrote:
> > This patch announces the parameter change of eth_queue_release_t
> > callback API to eth_dev_ops in DPDK v21.11.
> >
> > [1] mail list discussion:
> > https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2021-July/215654.html
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xueming Li <xuemingl at nvidia.com>
> > ---
> >   doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 3 +++
> >   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index d9c0e65921..c38aebe99d 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >     consistent with existing outer header checksum status flag naming, which
> >     should help in reducing confusion about its usage.
> >
> > +* ethdev: queue release callback parameter will be changed to device
> > +and queue
> > +  ID to align with other queue configureation callback.
> > +
> >   * i40e: As there are both i40evf and iavf pmd, the functions of them are
> >     duplicated. And now more and more advanced features are developed on iavf.
> >     To keep consistent with kernel driver's name
> >
> 
> Isn't it an internal callback and no deprecation notice required to change it?

Agree, let's drop this deprecation notice. Thanks for pointing this out.

> 
> "to align with" is a bit weak justification that so huge change is required (really many sources must be fixed). I guess it could be
> required for shared RxQ. If so, it should be mentioned.