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

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+

 ABI and API Deprecation
 =======================
 
 ABI and API Deprecation
 =======================
 


@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
     be kept, and those who do not use this feature will not see these extra
     socket ID's.
 
     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.
   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.


@@ -33,7 +36,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   - Functions previously deprecated will change or disappear:
 
     + ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count``
   - 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:
 
 * pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed.
   The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced:


@@ -54,12 +56,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   experimental API ``rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf()`` is used. Removal of the macro
   is to fix this semantic inconsistency.
 
   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,
 * 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,


@@ -86,3 +82,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
   - ``rte_pdump_set_socket_dir`` will be removed;
   - The parameter, ``path``, of ``rte_pdump_init`` will be removed;
   - The enum ``rte_pdump_socktype`` will be removed.
   - ``rte_pdump_set_socket_dir`` will be removed;
   - The parameter, ``path``, of ``rte_pdump_init`` will be removed;
   - The enum ``rte_pdump_socktype`` will be removed.

+
+* ethdev: flow API function ``rte_flow_copy()`` will be deprecated in v18.11
+  in favor of ``rte_flow_conv()`` (which will appear in that version) and
+  subsequently removed for v19.02.
+
+  This is due to a lack of flexibility and reliance on a type unusable with
+  C++ programs (struct rte_flow_desc).