X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Fdeprecation.rst;h=52058f5806ab98d3d040a4e139e86d97b5344552;hb=effd3b9fcf3841869e5035ac08ff25b1807c3f15;hp=c2154483442cb3df40a8cf9b5bdf2afd2d0bb633;hpb=a64c7aae095fd0409abd0399ccb5e0ee0d451520;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst index c215448344..52058f5806 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -9,73 +9,39 @@ Deprecation Notices ------------------- * eal: the following functions are deprecated starting from 17.05 and will - be removed in 17.08: + be removed in 17.11: - ``rte_set_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_global_level`` - ``rte_get_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_global_level`` - ``rte_set_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_level`` - ``rte_get_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_level`` -* devargs: An ABI change is planned for 17.08 for the structure ``rte_devargs``. - The current version is dependent on bus-specific device identifier, which will - be made generic and abstracted, in order to make the EAL bus-agnostic. - - Accompanying this evolution, device command line parameters will thus support - explicit bus definition in a device declaration. - -* 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 VDEV subsystem will be converted as driver 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 17.08 for the function - ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.08 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``. +* eal: several API and ABI changes are planned for ``rte_devargs`` in v17.11. + The format of device command line parameters will change. The bus will need + to be explicitly stated in the device declaration. The enum ``rte_devtype`` + was used to identify a bus and will disappear. + The structure ``rte_devargs`` will change. + The ``rte_devargs_list`` will be made private. + The following functions are deprecated starting from 17.08 and will either be + modified or removed in 17.11: + + - ``rte_eal_devargs_add`` + - ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count`` + - ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str``, replaced by ``rte_eal_devargs_parse`` + +* eal: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 to make DPDK aware of IOVA address + translation scheme. + Reference to phys address in EAL data-structure or functions may change to + IOVA address or more appropriate name. + The change will be only for the name. + Functional aspects of the API or data-structure will remain same. * 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 17.02 and will be removed in 17.05. + their behavior will be kept until 17.08 and will be removed in 17.11. -* ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.08. +* ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.11. Instead, the ``rte_eth_txmode`` structure will be extended with bit field to enable each Tx offload. Besides of making the Rx/Tx configuration API more consistent for the @@ -90,8 +56,39 @@ Deprecation Notices Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most PMDs have switched to rte_flow. -* crypto/scheduler: the following two functions are deprecated starting - from 17.05 and will be removed in 17.08: +* ethdev: The device flag advertizing hotplug capability + ``RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE`` is not needed anymore and will be removed in + v17.11. + This capability is verified upon calling the relevant hotplug functions in EAL + by checking that the ``unplug`` ops is set in the bus. This verification is + done by the EAL and not by the ``ethdev`` layer anymore. Users relying on this + flag being present only have to remove their checks to follow the change. + +* ethdev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and + ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_eth_dev_info`` and + ``rte_eth_dev`` respectively to support security operations like + ipsec inline. + +* cryptodev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and + ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_cryptodev_info`` and + ``rte_cryptodev`` respectively to support security protocol offloaded + operations. + +* cryptodev: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will + be removed in 17.11: + + - ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev`` + +* cryptodev: the following function will be static in 17.11 and included + by all crypto drivers, therefore, will not be public: + + - ``rte_cryptodev_vdev_pmd_init`` + +* librte_meter: The API will change to accommodate configuration profiles. + Most of the API functions will have an additional opaque parameter. - - ``rte_crpytodev_scheduler_mode_get``, replaced by ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_mode_get`` - - ``rte_crpytodev_scheduler_mode_set``, replaced by ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_mode_set`` +* librte_table: The ``key_mask`` parameter will be added to all the hash tables + that currently do not have it, as well as to the hash compute function prototype. + The non-"do-sig" versions of the hash tables will be removed + (including the ``signature_offset`` parameter) + and the "do-sig" versions renamed accordingly.