X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Fdeprecation.rst;h=ac7fb29a7faa533ec263ac7e0f0dea1e20000bca;hb=476c847ab6755d233dd786e8b87970c7105fbce2;hp=ff28f7d5ca128cc038521e2ef2daea554103db83;hpb=242b46b814725df6215c0df5f751e9d814f12af9;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst index ff28f7d5ca..ac7fb29a7f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause + Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors + ABI and API Deprecation ======================= @@ -8,28 +11,30 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here. Deprecation Notices ------------------- -* eal: DPDK runtime configuration file (located at - ``/var/run/._config``) will be moved. The new path will be as follows: +* linux: Linux kernel version 3.2 (which is the current minimum required + version for the DPDK) is not maintained anymore. Therefore the planned + minimum required kernel version for DPDK 19.02 will be the next oldest + Long Term Stable (LTS) version which is 3.16, but compatibility for + recent distribution kernels will be kept. + +* kvargs: The function ``rte_kvargs_process`` will get a new parameter + for returning key match count. It will ease handling of no-match case. - - if DPDK is running as root, path will be set to - ``/var/run/dpdk//config`` - - if DPDK is not running as root and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set, path will be set - to ``$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/dpdk//config`` - - if DPDK is not running as root and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set, path will be - set to ``/tmp/dpdk//config`` +* 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 v18.05. +* 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 new scheme of device identification. As such, ``rte_devargs`` device representation will change. - - removal of ``name`` and ``args`` fields. - The enum ``rte_devtype`` was used to identify a bus and will disappear. - Functions previously deprecated will change or disappear: + ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count`` - + ``rte_eal_devargs_parse`` will change its format and use. * pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed. The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced: @@ -38,20 +43,22 @@ Deprecation Notices - ``eal_parse_pci_DomBDF`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_parse`` - ``rte_eal_compare_pci_addr`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_cmp`` -* eal: a new set of mbuf mempool ops name APIs for user, platform and best - mempool names have been defined in ``rte_mbuf`` in v18.02. The uses of - ``rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops`` shall be replaced by - ``rte_mbuf_best_mempool_ops``. - The following function is deprecated since 18.05, and will be removed - in 18.08: - - - ``rte_eal_mbuf_default_mempool_ops`` +* dpaa2: removal of ``rte_dpaa2_memsegs`` structure which has been replaced + by a pa-va search library. This structure was earlier being used for holding + memory segments used by dpaa2 driver for faster pa->va translation. This + structure would be made internal (or removed if all dependencies are cleared) + in future releases. * mbuf: The opaque ``mbuf->hash.sched`` field will be updated to support generic definition in line with the ethdev TM and MTR APIs. Currently, this field is defined in librte_sched in a non-generic way. The new generic format will contain: queue ID, traffic class, color. Field size will not change. +* sched: Some API functions will change prototype due to the above + deprecation note for mbuf->hash.sched, e.g. ``rte_sched_port_pkt_write()`` + and ``rte_sched_port_pkt_read()`` will likely have an additional parameter + of type ``struct rte_sched_port``. + * mbuf: the macro ``RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT()`` will be removed in v18.08 or later and replaced with ``RTE_MBUF_CLONED()`` which is already added in v18.05. As ``EXT_ATTACHED_MBUF`` is newly introduced in v18.05, ``RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT()`` @@ -59,15 +66,6 @@ Deprecation Notices experimental API ``rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf()`` is used. Removal of the macro is to fix this semantic inconsistency. -* ethdev: a new Tx and Rx offload API was introduced on 17.11. - In the new API, offloads are divided into per-port and per-queue offloads. - Offloads are disabled by default and enabled per application request. - - In later releases the old offloading API will be deprecated, which will include: - - removal of ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` flags. - - removal of ``txq_flags`` field from ``rte_eth_txconf`` struct. - - removal of the offloads bit-field from ``rte_eth_rxmode`` struct. - * 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, @@ -76,34 +74,27 @@ Deprecation Notices Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most PMDs have switched to rte_flow. -* 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. - -* cryptodev: The following changes will be made in the library - for 18.08: - - - Removal of ``sym`` structure in ``rte_cryptodev_info`` structure, - containing fields not relevant anymore since the session mempool - is not internal in the crypto device anymore. - - Replacement of ``pci_dev`` field with the more generic ``rte_device`` - structure. - - Functions ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_attach_sym_session()`` and - ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_dettach_sym_session()`` will be deprecated from - 18.05 and removed in 18.08, as there are no drivers doing anything useful - with them. - - Functions ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_start()`` and - ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_stop()`` will be deprecated from 18.05 - and removed in 18.08, as there are no drivers doing anything useful - with them. - - Some feature flags such as ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER`` are ambiguous, - so some will be replaced by more explicit flags. - - Function ``rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size()`` will be deprecated - in 18.05, and it gets replaced with ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size()``. - It will be removed in 18.08. - - Function ``rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size()`` will be deprecated - in 18.05, and it gets replaced with ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size()``. - It will be removed in 18.08. +* ethdev: Maximum and minimum MTU values vary between hardware devices. In + hardware agnostic DPDK applications access to such information would allow + a more accurate way of validating and setting supported MTU values on a per + device basis rather than using a defined default for all devices. To + resolve this, the following members will be added to ``rte_eth_dev_info``. + Note: these can be added to fit a hole in the existing structure for amd64 + but not for 32-bit, as such ABI change will occur as size of the structure + will increase. + + - Member ``uint16_t min_mtu`` the minimum MTU allowed. + - Member ``uint16_t max_mtu`` the maximum MTU allowed. + +* security: New field ``uint64_t opaque_data`` is planned to be added into + ``rte_security_session`` structure. That would allow upper layer to easily + associate/de-associate some user defined data with the security session. + +* cryptodev: several API and ABI changes are planned for rte_cryptodev + in v19.02: + + - The size and layout of ``rte_cryptodev_sym_session`` will change + to fix existing issues. + - The size and layout of ``rte_cryptodev_qp_conf`` and syntax of + ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup`` will change to to allow to use + two different mempools for crypto and device private sessions.