+* igb_uio: iomem mapping and sysfs files created for iomem and ioport in
+ igb_uio will be removed, because we are able to detect these from what Linux
+ has exposed, like the way we have done with uio-pci-generic. This change
+ targets release 17.05.
+
+* vfio: Some functions are planned to be exported outside librte_eal in 17.05.
+ VFIO APIs like ``vfio_setup_device``, ``vfio_get_group_fd`` can be used by
+ subsystem other than EAL/PCI. For that, these need to be exported symbols.
+ Such APIs are planned to be renamed according to ``rte_*`` naming convention
+ and exported from librte_eal.
+
+* The PCI and VDEV subsystems will be converted as drivers of the new bus model.
+ It will imply some EAL API changes in 17.05.
+
+* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.05. This currently serves as
+ a placeholder for PMDs to register themselves. Changes for ``rte_bus`` will
+ provide a way to handle device initialization currently being done in
+ ``eth_driver``. Similarly, ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
+ ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` in 17.05.
+
+* ethdev: An API change is planned for 17.05 for the function
+ ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.05 the function will return an ``int``
+ instead of ``void`` and a fourth parameter ``void *ret_param`` will be added.
+
+* ethdev: for 17.05 it is planned to deprecate the following nine rte_eth_dev_*
+ functions and move them into the ixgbe PMD:
+
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_init``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_set``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_state_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_store``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_event_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_wd_timeout_store``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_timeout_show``, ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_ver_show``,
+ ``rte_eth_dev_bypass_wd_reset``.
+
+ The following fields will be removed from ``struct eth_dev_ops``:
+
+ ``bypass_init_t``, ``bypass_state_set_t``, ``bypass_state_show_t``,
+ ``bypass_event_set_t``, ``bypass_event_show_t``, ``bypass_wd_timeout_set_t``,
+ ``bypass_wd_timeout_show_t``, ``bypass_ver_show_t``, ``bypass_wd_reset_t``.
+
+ The functions will be renamed to the following, and moved to the ``ixgbe`` PMD:
+
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_init``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_state_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_event_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_set``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_timeout_show``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_ver_show``,
+ ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_bypass_wd_reset``.
+
+* ABI changes are planned for 17.05 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
+ store address is not naturally aligned. Other mbuf fields, such as the
+ ``port`` field, may be moved or removed as part of this mbuf work. A
+ ``timestamp`` will also be added.