[PATCH] doc: add deprecation notice about upcoming change to ethdev API
Stephen Hemminger
stephen at networkplumber.org
Wed Jun 3 04:32:07 CEST 2026
Inform users that rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port() will add a size
parameter in next release.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 17f90a6352..d390a1640a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
* net/iavf: The dynamic mbuf field used to detect LLDP packets on the
transmit path in the iavf PMD will be removed in a future release.
After removal, only packet type-based detection will be supported.
+
+* ethdev: Starting in 26.11, the function ``rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port()``
+ will take a size parameter as well as the string buffer.
+ This will detect and prevent accidental overwriting of caller provided buffer.
--
2.53.0
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