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 a93c3e1..a89a394 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -8,26 +8,19 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 

-* 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: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 to make DPDK aware of IOVA address
-  translation scheme.
-  Reference to phys address in EAL data-structure or functions may change to
-  IOVA address or more appropriate name.
-  The change will be only for the name.
-  Functional aspects of the API or data-structure will remain same.
-

 * 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:
 


@@ -50,20 +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.
 

-* ethdev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_eth_dev_info`` and
-  ``rte_eth_dev`` respectively  to support security operations like
-  ipsec inline.
-
-* cryptodev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_cryptodev_info`` and
-  ``rte_cryptodev`` respectively to support security protocol offloaded
-  operations.
-
-* 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.
 * librte_meter: The API will change to accommodate configuration profiles.
   Most of the API functions will have an additional opaque parameter.