``nb_seg_max`` and ``nb_mtu_seg_max`` providing information about number of
segments limit to be transmitted by device for TSO/non-TSO packets.
-* In 17.02 ABI change is planned: the ``rte_eth_dev_info`` structure
- will be extended with a new member ``fw_version`` in order to store
- the NIC firmware version.
-
* 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``
instead of ``void`` and a fourth parameter ``void *ret_param`` will be added.
-* ethdev: for 17.02 it is planned to deprecate the following five functions
- and move them in ixgbe:
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rxmode``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rx``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_tx``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_vlan_filter``
-
- ``rte_eth_set_vf_rate_limit``
-
* ABI changes are planned for 17.02 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
* mempool: The functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated
and will be removed in 17.02.
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,
+ HASH and L2_TUNNEL, is superseded by the generic flow API (rte_flow) in
+ PMDs that implement the latter.
+ Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
+ PMDs have switched to rte_flow.