[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-techboard] ABI/API stability towards drivers

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Fri Jul 2 14:26:32 CEST 2021


02/07/2021 10:00, Morten Brørup:
> Regarding the ongoing ABI stability project, it is suggested to export driver interfaces as internal.
> 
> What are we targeting regarding ABI and API stability towards drivers?

No stability for driver interface.
It is recommended to make drivers internal.
If a driver is kept external to DPDK, there is a maintenance cost.




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