doc: announce kvargs API change

[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 d2aec64..edcd71d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
+* 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
@@ -49,28 +57,9 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 
-* ethdev: In v18.11 ``rte_eth_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eth_dev_detach()``
-  will be removed.
-  Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``
-  should be used instread.
-  Function ``rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name()`` may be used to find
-  identifier of the added port.
-
-* 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.
 
   - ``rte_pdump_set_socket_dir`` will be removed;
   - The parameter, ``path``, of ``rte_pdump_init`` will be removed;
   - The enum ``rte_pdump_socktype`` will be removed.
-
-* ethdev: flow API function ``rte_flow_copy()`` will be deprecated in v18.11
-  in favor of ``rte_flow_conv()`` (which will appear in that version) and
-  subsequently removed for v19.02.
-
-  This is due to a lack of flexibility and reliance on a type unusable with
-  C++ programs (struct rte_flow_desc).