+* cryptodev: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will
+ be removed in 17.11:
+
+ - ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev``
+
+* cryptodev: the following function will be static in 17.11 and included
+ by all crypto drivers, therefore, will not be public:
+
+ - ``rte_cryptodev_vdev_pmd_init``
+
+* cryptodev: the following function will have an extra parameter, passing a
+ statically allocated crypto driver structure, instead of calling malloc,
+ in 17.11:
+
+ - ``rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver``
+