X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Fdeprecation.rst;h=d38ce5c0acdfae4bc8cff92d0ac3d4e8ab298a3e;hb=49c80d31fe209bc548d3b8aa5f4f7da42ad89d9f;hp=e4ca250941fe26f488293126c09d930dc9ae5a17;hpb=f2f020d21049cb6439c35276b767d1c42e047618;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst index e4ca250941..d38ce5c0ac 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -21,17 +21,12 @@ Deprecation Notices - ``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. +* pci: Several exposed functions are misnamed. + The following functions are deprecated starting from v17.11 and are replaced: -* 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 17.08 and will be removed in 17.11. + - ``eal_parse_pci_BDF`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_parse`` + - ``eal_parse_pci_DomBDF`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_parse`` + - ``rte_eal_compare_pci_addr`` replaced by ``rte_pci_addr_cmp`` * ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.11. Instead, the ``rte_eth_txmode`` structure will be extended with @@ -48,14 +43,6 @@ Deprecation Notices Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most PMDs have switched to rte_flow. -* 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 @@ -66,10 +53,5 @@ Deprecation Notices ``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`` - * librte_meter: The API will change to accommodate configuration profiles. Most of the API functions will have an additional opaque parameter.