[PATCH v1] doc: deprecation notice to add callback data to rte_event_fp_ops

[Thomas Monjalon]

25/07/2023 10:40, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 7/17/2023 12:24 PM, Sivaprasad Tummala wrote:
> > Deprecation notice to add "rte_eventdev_port_data" field to
> > ``rte_event_fp_ops`` for callback support.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sivaprasad Tummala <sivaprasad.tummala at amd.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index fb771a0305..057f97ce5a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >    ``rte_cryptodev_get_auth_algo_string``, ``rte_cryptodev_get_aead_algo_string`` and
> >    ``rte_cryptodev_asym_get_xform_string`` respectively.
> >  
> > +* eventdev: The struct rte_event_fp_ops will be updated with a new element
> > +  rte_eventdev_port_data to support optional callbacks in DPDK 23.11.
> > +  rte_eventdev_port_data is used to hold callbacks registered optionally
> > +  per event device port and associated callback data. By adding rte_eventdev_port_data
> > +  to rte_event_fp_ops, allows to fetch this data for fastpath eventdev inline functions
> > +  in advance. This changes the size of rte_event_fp_ops and result in ABI change.
> > +
> >  * security: Hide structures ``rte_security_ops`` and ``rte_security_ctx``
> >    as these are internal to DPDK library and drivers.
> >  
> 
> +techboard,
> 
> Request for review/ack, patch is to extend eventdev to support callbacks
> per packet.


It does not look necessary to announce adding new fields.
The ABI compatibility breakage should be covered by this patch:
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20230728152052.1204486-1-thomas@monjalon.net/

Marking as superseded.