eal: add channel for multi-process communication

[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_compat / rte_compat.h

diff --git a/lib/librte_compat/rte_compat.h b/lib/librte_compat/rte_compat.h
index 1c3c8d5..d6e79f3 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/librte_compat/rte_compat.h
+++ b/lib/librte_compat/rte_compat.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * When a symol is exported from a library to provide an API, it also provides a
  * calling convention (ABI) that is embodied in its name, return type,
  * arguments, etc.  On occasion that function may need to change to accommodate
- * new functionality, behavior, etc.  When that occurs, it is desireable to
+ * new functionality, behavior, etc.  When that occurs, it is desirable to
  * allow for backwards compatibility for a time with older binaries that are
  * dynamically linked to the dpdk.  To support that, the __vsym and
  * VERSION_SYMBOL macros are created.  They, in conjunction with the
@@ -101,5 +101,17 @@
  */
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
+#define __rte_experimental \
+__attribute__((deprecated("Symbol is not yet part of stable ABI"), \
+section(".text.experimental")))
+
+#else
+
+#define __rte_experimental \
+__attribute__((section(".text.experimental")))
+
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _RTE_COMPAT_H_ */