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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ Deprecation Notices
   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.
+
+* ``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
@@ -20,6 +30,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
   ``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.
 
+* 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.
+
 * ABI changes are planned for 17.02 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
@@ -40,3 +54,11 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * mempool: The functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated
   and will be removed in 17.02.
   It is replaced by ``rte_mempool_generic_get/put`` functions.
+
+* ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
+  ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well
+  as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR,
+  HASH and L2_TUNNEL, is superseded by the generic flow API (rte_flow) in
+  PMDs that implement the latter.
+  Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
+  PMDs have switched to rte_flow.