-* eal: DPDK runtime configuration file (located at
- ``/var/run/.<prefix>_config``) will be moved. The new path will be as follows:
-
- - if DPDK is running as root, path will be set to
- ``/var/run/dpdk/<prefix>/config``
- - if DPDK is not running as root and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set, path will be set
- to ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/dpdk/<prefix>/config``
- - if DPDK is not running as root and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set, path will be
- set to ``/tmp/dpdk/<prefix>/config``
+* 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.