version: 21.08-rc0

[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 2afc84c..9584d6b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ Deprecation Notices
   consistent with existing outer header checksum status flag naming, which
   should help in reducing confusion about its usage.
 
   consistent with existing outer header checksum status flag naming, which
   should help in reducing confusion about its usage.
 

+* i40e: As there are both i40evf and iavf pmd, the functions of them are
+  duplicated. And now more and more advanced features are developed on iavf.
+  To keep consistent with kernel driver's name
+  (https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/970154/), i40evf is no need to maintain.
+  Starting from 21.05, the default VF driver of i40e will be iavf, but i40evf
+  can still be used if users specify the devarg "driver=i40evf". I40evf will
+  be deleted in DPDK 21.11.
+

 * eventdev: The structure ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf`` will be
   extended to include ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_event_vector_config`` elements
   and the function ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_event_vector_config`` will
 * eventdev: The structure ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf`` will be
   extended to include ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_event_vector_config`` elements
   and the function ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_event_vector_config`` will