Deprecation Notices
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+* kvargs: The function ``rte_kvargs_process`` will get a new parameter
+ for returning key match count. It will ease handling of no-match case.
+
+* eal: function ``rte_bsf64`` in ``rte_bitmap.h`` has been renamed to
+ ``rte_bsf64_safe`` and moved to ``rte_common.h``. A new ``rte_bsf64`` function
+ will be added in the next release in ``rte_common.h`` that follows convention
+ set by existing ``rte_bsf32`` function.
+
* 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
Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
-* eal: In v18.11 ``rte_eal_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eal_dev_detach()``
- will be removed.
- Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``
- should be used directly.
-
* pdump: As we changed to use generic IPC, some changes in APIs and structure
are expected in subsequent release.