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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst index e2dbee31..34b28234 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -11,21 +11,6 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here. Deprecation Notices ------------------- -* eal: certain structures will change in EAL on account of upcoming external - memory support. Aside from internal changes leading to an ABI break, the - following externally visible changes will also be implemented: - - - ``rte_memseg_list`` will change to include a boolean flag indicating - whether a particular memseg list is externally allocated. This will have - implications for any users of memseg-walk-related functions, as they will - now have to skip externally allocated segments in most cases if the intent - is to only iterate over internal DPDK memory. - - ``socket_id`` parameter across the entire DPDK will gain additional meaning, - as some socket ID's will now be representing externally allocated memory. No - changes will be required for existing code as backwards compatibility will - be kept, and those who do not use this feature will not see these extra - socket ID's. - * eal: both declaring and identifying devices will be streamlined in v18.11. New functions will appear to query a specific port from buses, classes of device and device drivers. Device declaration will be made coherent with the @@ -56,12 +41,6 @@ Deprecation Notices experimental API ``rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf()`` is used. Removal of the macro is to fix this semantic inconsistency. -* ethdev: In v18.11 ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP`` offload flag will be removed, default - behavior without any flag will be changed to CRC strip. - To keep CRC ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC`` flag is required. - ``KEEP_CRC``: Keep CRC in packet - No flag: Strip CRC from packet - * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR, @@ -70,28 +49,9 @@ Deprecation Notices Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most PMDs have switched to rte_flow. -* ethdev: In v18.11 ``rte_eth_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eth_dev_detach()`` - will be removed. - Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()`` - should be used instread. - Function ``rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name()`` may be used to find - identifier of the added port. - -* eal: In v18.11 ``rte_eal_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eal_dev_detach()`` - will be removed. - Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()`` - should be used directly. - * pdump: As we changed to use generic IPC, some changes in APIs and structure are expected in subsequent release. - ``rte_pdump_set_socket_dir`` will be removed; - The parameter, ``path``, of ``rte_pdump_init`` will be removed; - The enum ``rte_pdump_socktype`` will be removed. - -* ethdev: flow API function ``rte_flow_copy()`` will be deprecated in v18.11 - in favor of ``rte_flow_conv()`` (which will appear in that version) and - subsequently removed for v19.02. - - This is due to a lack of flexibility and reliance on a type unusable with - C++ programs (struct rte_flow_desc). |