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#. The modification of symbols can generally be managed with versioning
#. The removal of symbols generally is an ABI break and requires bumping of the
LIBABIVER macro
+#. Updates to the minimum hardware requirements, which drop support for hardware which
+ was previously supported, should be treated as an ABI change.
What is an ABI
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@@ -77,6 +79,13 @@ for significant reasons, such as performance enhancements. ABI breakage due to
changes such as reorganizing public structure fields for aesthetic or
readability purposes should be avoided.
+.. note::
+
+ Updates to the minimum hardware requirements, which drop support for hardware
+ which was previously supported, should be treated as an ABI change, and
+ follow the relevant deprecation policy procedures as above: 3 acks and
+ announcement at least one release in advance.
+
Examples of Deprecation Notices
-------------------------------