doc: update deprecation of ethdev offload API

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / deprecation.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index a93c3e1..6d9517e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -8,26 +8,19 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
-* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v17.11.
+* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v18.02.
   The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus will need
   to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum ``rte_devtype``
   was used to identify a bus and will disappear.
   The structure ``rte_devargs`` will change.
   The ``rte_devargs_list`` will be made private.
   The following functions are deprecated starting from 17.08 and will either be
-  modified or removed in 17.11:
+  modified or removed in 18.02:
 
   - ``rte_eal_devargs_add``
   - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
   - ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str``, replaced by ``rte_eal_devargs_parse``
 
-* eal: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 to make DPDK aware of IOVA address
-  translation scheme.
-  Reference to phys address in EAL data-structure or functions may change to
-  IOVA address or more appropriate name.
-  The change will be only for the name.
-  Functional aspects of the API or data-structure will remain same.
-
 * pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed.
   The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced:
 
@@ -35,12 +28,14 @@ Deprecation Notices
   - ``eal_parse_pci_DomBDF`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_parse``
   - ``rte_eal_compare_pci_addr`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_cmp``
 
-* ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.11.
-  Instead, the ``rte_eth_txmode`` structure will be extended with
-  bit field to enable each Tx offload.
-  Besides of making the Rx/Tx configuration API more consistent for the
-  application, PMDs will be able to provide a better out of the box performance.
-  As part of the work, ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` will be superseded as well.
+* ethdev: a new Tx and Rx offload API was introduced on 17.11.
+  In the new API, offloads are divided into per-port and per-queue offloads.
+  Offloads are disabled by default and enabled per application request.
+  The old offloads API is target to be deprecated on 18.05. This includes:
+
+  - removal of ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` flags.
+  - removal of ``txq_flags`` field from ``rte_eth_txconf`` struct.
+  - removal of the offloads bit-field from ``rte_eth_rxmode`` struct.
 
 * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
   ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well
@@ -50,20 +45,5 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 
-* ethdev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_eth_dev_info`` and
-  ``rte_eth_dev`` respectively  to support security operations like
-  ipsec inline.
-
-* cryptodev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_cryptodev_info`` and
-  ``rte_cryptodev`` respectively to support security protocol offloaded
-  operations.
-
-* cryptodev: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will
-  be removed in 17.11:
-
-  - ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev``
-
 * librte_meter: The API will change to accommodate configuration profiles.
   Most of the API functions will have an additional opaque parameter.