doc: postpone devargs clean-up

[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 f10c00d..a89a394 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -8,34 +8,25 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 

-* eal: the following functions are deprecated starting from 17.05 and will
-  be removed in 17.11:
-
-  - ``rte_set_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_global_level``
-  - ``rte_get_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_global_level``
-  - ``rte_set_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_level``
-  - ``rte_get_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_level``
-
-* 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
   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``
 
 
   - ``rte_eal_devargs_add``
   - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
   - ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str``, replaced by ``rte_eal_devargs_parse``
 

-* eal: the support of Xen dom0 will be removed from EAL in 17.11; and with
-  that, drivers/net/xenvirt and examples/vhost_xen will also be removed.
+* pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed.
+  The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced:

 
 

-* The mbuf flags PKT_RX_VLAN_PKT and PKT_RX_QINQ_PKT are deprecated and
-  are respectively replaced by PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED and
-  PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, that are better described. The old flags and
-  their behavior will be kept until 17.08 and will be removed in 17.11.
+  - ``eal_parse_pci_BDF`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_parse``
+  - ``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
 
 * ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.11.
   Instead, the ``rte_eth_txmode`` structure will be extended with


@@ -52,13 +43,5 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 

-* librte_table: The ``key_mask`` parameter will be added to all the hash tables
-  that currently do not have it, as well as to the hash compute function prototype.
-  The non-"do-sig" versions of the hash tables will be removed
-  (including the ``signature_offset`` parameter)
-  and the "do-sig" versions renamed accordingly.
-
-* 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.