has exposed, like the way we have done with uio-pci-generic. This change
targets release 17.05.
-* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.02. This currently serves as
+* vfio: Some functions are planned to be exported outside librte_eal in 17.05.
+ VFIO APIs like ``vfio_setup_device``, ``vfio_get_group_fd`` can be used by
+ subsystem other than EAL/PCI. For that, these need to be exported symbols.
+ Such APIs are planned to be renamed according to ``rte_*`` naming convention
+ and exported from librte_eal.
+
+* The PCI and VDEV subsystems will be converted as drivers of the new bus model.
+ It will imply some EAL API changes in 17.05.
+
+* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.05. This currently serves as
a placeholder for PMDs to register themselves. Changes for ``rte_bus`` will
provide a way to handle device initialization currently being done in
- ``eth_driver``.
+ ``eth_driver``. Similarly, ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
+ ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` in 17.05.
-* ethdev: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
- ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an ``int``
+* ethdev: An API change is planned for 17.05 for the function
+ ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.05 the function will return an ``int``
instead of ``void`` and a fourth parameter ``void *ret_param`` will be added.
+* ethdev: for 17.05 it is planned to deprecate the following nine rte_eth_dev_*
+ functions and move them into the ixgbe PMD:
+
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_init``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_set``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_store``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_wd_timeout_store``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_timeout_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_ver_show``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_reset``.
+
+ The following fields will be removed from ``struct eth_dev_ops``:
+
+ ``bypass_init_t``, ``bypass_state_set_t``, ``bypass_state_show_t``,
+ ``bypass_event_set_t``, ``bypass_event_show_t``, ``bypass_wd_timeout_set_t``,
+ ``bypass_wd_timeout_show_t``, ``bypass_ver_show_t``, ``bypass_wd_reset_t``.
+
+ The functions will be renamed to the following, and moved to the ``ixgbe`` PMD:
+
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_init``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_ver_show``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_reset``.
+
* ABI changes are planned for 17.05 in the ``rte_mbuf`` structure: some fields
may be reordered to facilitate the writing of ``data_off``, ``refcnt``, and
``nb_segs`` in one operation, because some platforms have an overhead if the
PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, that are better described. The old flags and
their behavior will be kept until 17.02 and will be removed in 17.05.
-* mempool: The functions ``rte_mempool_count`` and ``rte_mempool_free_count``
- will be removed in 17.05.
- They are replaced by ``rte_mempool_avail_count`` and
- ``rte_mempool_in_use_count`` respectively.
-
-* mempool: The functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated
- and will be removed in 17.05.
- It is replaced by ``rte_mempool_generic_get/put`` functions.
-
* 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,
Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
+* vhost: API/ABI changes are planned for 17.05, for making DPDK vhost library
+ generic enough so that applications can build different vhost-user drivers
+ (instead of vhost-user net only) on top of that.
+ Specifically, ``virtio_net_device_ops`` will be renamed to ``vhost_device_ops``.
+ Correspondingly, some API's parameter need be changed. Few more functions also
+ need be reworked to let it be device aware. For example, different virtio device
+ has different feature set, meaning functions like ``rte_vhost_feature_disable``
+ need be changed. Last, file rte_virtio_net.h will be renamed to rte_vhost.h.
+
+* ABI changes are planned for 17.05 in the ``rte_cryptodev_ops`` structure.
+ A pointer to a rte_cryptodev_config structure will be added to the
+ function prototype ``cryptodev_configure_t``, as a new parameter.
+
+* cryptodev: A new parameter ``max_nb_sessions_per_qp`` will be added to
+ ``rte_cryptodev_info.sym``. Some drivers may support limited number of
+ sessions per queue_pair. With this new parameter application will know
+ how many sessions can be mapped to each queue_pair of a device.
+
* distributor: library API will be changed to incorporate a burst-oriented
API. This will include a change to ``rte_distributor_create``
to specify which type of instance to create (single or burst), and
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