* 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 17.02.
-
-* ABI/API changes are planned for 17.02: ``rte_device``, ``rte_driver`` will be
- impacted because of introduction of a new ``rte_bus`` hierarchy. This would
- also impact the way devices are identified by EAL. A bus-device-driver model
- will be introduced providing a hierarchical view of devices.
+ targets release 17.05.
* ``eth_driver`` is planned to be removed in 17.02. 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``.
-* In 17.02 ABI changes are planned: the ``rte_eth_dev`` structure will be
- extended with new function pointer ``tx_pkt_prepare`` allowing verification
- and processing of packet burst to meet HW specific requirements before
- transmit. Also new fields will be added to the ``rte_eth_desc_lim`` structure:
- ``nb_seg_max`` and ``nb_mtu_seg_max`` providing information about number of
- segments limit to be transmitted by device for TSO/non-TSO packets.
-
-* In 17.02 ABI change is planned: the ``rte_eth_dev_info`` structure
- will be extended with a new member ``fw_version`` in order to store
- the NIC firmware version.
-
* ethdev: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an ``int``
instead of ``void`` and a fourth parameter ``void *ret_param`` will be added.
-* ethdev: for 17.02 it is planned to deprecate the following five functions
- and move them in ixgbe:
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rxmode``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rx``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_tx``
-
- ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_vlan_filter``
-
- ``rte_eth_set_vf_rate_limit``
-
-* ABI changes are planned for 17.02 in the ``rte_mbuf`` structure: some fields
+* 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
* The mbuf flags PKT_RX_VLAN_PKT and PKT_RX_QINQ_PKT are deprecated and
are respectively replaced by PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED and
PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, that are better described. The old flags and
- their behavior will be kept until 16.11 and will be removed in 17.02.
+ their behavior will be kept until 17.02 and will be removed in 17.05.
* mempool: The functions ``rte_mempool_count`` and ``rte_mempool_free_count``
- will be removed in 17.02.
+ will be removed in 17.05.
They are replaced by ``rte_mempool_avail_count`` and
``rte_mempool_in_use_count`` respectively.
* mempool: The functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated
- and will be removed in 17.02.
+ and will be removed in 17.05.
It is replaced by ``rte_mempool_generic_get/put`` functions.
* ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
PMDs that implement the latter.
Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
+
+* distributor: library API will be changed to incorporate a burst-oriented
+ API. This will include a change to ``rte_distributor_create``
+ to specify which type of instance to create (single or burst), and
+ additional calls for ``rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst`` and
+ ``rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst``, among others.
+
+* The architecture TILE-Gx and the associated mpipe driver are not
+ maintained and will be removed in 17.05.
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