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@@ -8,30 +8,64 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
-* In 16.11 ABI changes are planned: the ``rte_eth_dev`` structure will be
-  extended with new function pointer ``tx_pkt_prep`` allowing verification
-  and processing of packet burst to meet HW specific requirements before
-  transmit. Also new fields will be added to the ``rte_eth_desc_lim`` structure:
-  ``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.
-
-* 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
-  store address is not naturally aligned. Other mbuf fields, such as the
-  ``port`` field, may be moved or removed as part of this mbuf work. A
-  ``timestamp`` will also be added.
+* eal: the following functions are deprecated starting from 17.05 and will
+  be removed in 17.08:
+
+  - ``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.
+
+* The VDEV subsystem will be converted as driver of the new bus model.
+  It may imply some EAL API changes in 17.08.
+
+* The struct ``rte_pci_driver`` is planned to be removed from
+  ``rte_cryptodev_driver`` and ``rte_eventdev_driver`` in 17.08.
 
 * 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 16.11 and will be removed in 17.02.
+  their behavior will be kept until 17.05 and will be removed 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
+  application, PMDs will be able to provide a better out of the box performance.
+  As part of the work, ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` will be superseded as well.
+
+* 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.
+
+* 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.
+
+* eal: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will
+  be removed in 17.11:
+
+  - ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str``, replaced by ``rte_eal_devargs_parse``
 
-* mempool: The functions ``rte_mempool_count`` and ``rte_mempool_free_count``
-  will be removed in 17.02.
-  They are replaced by ``rte_mempool_avail_count`` and
-  ``rte_mempool_in_use_count`` respectively.
+* cryptodev: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will
+  be removed in 17.11:
 
-* 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.
+  - ``rte_cryptodev_create_vdev``