+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
ABI and API Deprecation
=======================
Deprecation Notices
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-* 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 v18.08.
+* 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
new scheme of device identification.
- Functions previously deprecated will change or disappear:
+ ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
- + ``rte_eal_devargs_parse`` will change its format and use.
* pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed.
The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced:
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,