ABI versioning
M: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
+F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_compat.h
+F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_function_versioning.h
F: doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
F: devtools/validate-abi.sh
F: devtools/check-symbol-change.sh
- **misc**:
[EAL config] (@ref rte_eal.h),
[common] (@ref rte_common.h),
- [ABI compat] (@ref rte_compat.h),
+ [experimental APIs] (@ref rte_compat.h),
+ [ABI versioning] (@ref rte_function_versioning.h),
[version] (@ref rte_version.h)
backward compatibility for a time with older binaries that are dynamically
linked to the DPDK.
-To support backward compatibility the ``rte_compat.h``
+To support backward compatibility the ``rte_function_versioning.h``
header file provides macros to use when updating exported functions. These
macros are used in conjunction with the ``rte_<library>_version.map`` file for
a given library to allow multiple versions of a symbol to exist in a shared
VERSION_SYMBOL(rte_acl_create, _v20, 2.0);
-Remembering to also add the rte_compat.h header to the requisite c file where
+Remembering to also add the rte_function_versioning.h header to the requisite c file where
these changes are being made. The above macro instructs the linker to create a
new symbol ``rte_acl_create@DPDK_2.0``, which matches the symbol created in older
builds, but now points to the above newly named function. We have now mapped
#include <rte_mbuf.h>
#include <rte_memory.h>
#include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_compat.h>
+#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
#include <rte_memzone.h>
#include <rte_errno.h>
#include <rte_string_fns.h>
#include <rte_memory.h>
#include <rte_memzone.h>
#include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_compat.h>
+#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
#include <rte_string_fns.h>
#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
#include <rte_pause.h>
include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
INC := rte_branch_prediction.h rte_common.h rte_compat.h
+INC += rte_function_versioning.h
INC += rte_debug.h rte_eal.h rte_eal_interrupts.h
INC += rte_errno.h rte_launch.h rte_lcore.h
INC += rte_log.h rte_memory.h rte_memzone.h
#ifndef _RTE_COMPAT_H_
#define _RTE_COMPAT_H_
-#include <rte_common.h>
-
-#ifdef RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB
-
-/*
- * Provides backwards compatibility when updating exported functions.
- * When a symol is exported from a library to provide an API, it also provides a
- * calling convention (ABI) that is embodied in its name, return type,
- * arguments, etc. On occasion that function may need to change to accommodate
- * new functionality, behavior, etc. When that occurs, it is desirable to
- * allow for backwards compatibility for a time with older binaries that are
- * dynamically linked to the dpdk. To support that, the __vsym and
- * VERSION_SYMBOL macros are created. They, in conjunction with the
- * <library>_version.map file for a given library allow for multiple versions of
- * a symbol to exist in a shared library so that older binaries need not be
- * immediately recompiled.
- *
- * Refer to the guidelines document in the docs subdirectory for details on the
- * use of these macros
- */
-
-/*
- * Macro Parameters:
- * b - function base name
- * e - function version extension, to be concatenated with base name
- * n - function symbol version string to be applied
- * f - function prototype
- * p - full function symbol name
- */
-
-/*
- * VERSION_SYMBOL
- * Creates a symbol version table entry binding symbol <b>@DPDK_<n> to the internal
- * function name <b>_<e>
- */
-#define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n))
-
-/*
- * BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL
- * Creates a symbol version entry instructing the linker to bind references to
- * symbol <b> to the internal symbol <b>_<e>
- */
-#define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n))
-#define __vsym __attribute__((used))
-
-/*
- * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL
- * If a function has been bifurcated into multiple versions, none of which
- * are defined as the exported symbol name in the map file, this macro can be
- * used to alias a specific version of the symbol to its exported name. For
- * example, if you have 2 versions of a function foo_v1 and foo_v2, where the
- * former is mapped to foo@DPDK_1 and the latter is mapped to foo@DPDK_2 when
- * building a shared library, this macro can be used to map either foo_v1 or
- * foo_v2 to the symbol foo when building a static library, e.g.:
- * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(void foo(), foo_v2);
- */
-#define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p)
-
-#else
-/*
- * No symbol versioning in use
- */
-#define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n)
-#define __vsym
-#define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n)
-#define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p) f __attribute__((alias(RTE_STR(p))))
-/*
- * RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=n
- */
-#endif
#ifndef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
--- /dev/null
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_FUNCTION_VERSIONING_H_
+#define _RTE_FUNCTION_VERSIONING_H_
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+#ifdef RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB
+
+/*
+ * Provides backwards compatibility when updating exported functions.
+ * When a symol is exported from a library to provide an API, it also provides a
+ * calling convention (ABI) that is embodied in its name, return type,
+ * arguments, etc. On occasion that function may need to change to accommodate
+ * new functionality, behavior, etc. When that occurs, it is desirable to
+ * allow for backwards compatibility for a time with older binaries that are
+ * dynamically linked to the dpdk. To support that, the __vsym and
+ * VERSION_SYMBOL macros are created. They, in conjunction with the
+ * <library>_version.map file for a given library allow for multiple versions of
+ * a symbol to exist in a shared library so that older binaries need not be
+ * immediately recompiled.
+ *
+ * Refer to the guidelines document in the docs subdirectory for details on the
+ * use of these macros
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Macro Parameters:
+ * b - function base name
+ * e - function version extension, to be concatenated with base name
+ * n - function symbol version string to be applied
+ * f - function prototype
+ * p - full function symbol name
+ */
+
+/*
+ * VERSION_SYMBOL
+ * Creates a symbol version table entry binding symbol <b>@DPDK_<n> to the internal
+ * function name <b>_<e>
+ */
+#define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n))
+
+/*
+ * BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL
+ * Creates a symbol version entry instructing the linker to bind references to
+ * symbol <b> to the internal symbol <b>_<e>
+ */
+#define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n))
+#define __vsym __attribute__((used))
+
+/*
+ * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL
+ * If a function has been bifurcated into multiple versions, none of which
+ * are defined as the exported symbol name in the map file, this macro can be
+ * used to alias a specific version of the symbol to its exported name. For
+ * example, if you have 2 versions of a function foo_v1 and foo_v2, where the
+ * former is mapped to foo@DPDK_1 and the latter is mapped to foo@DPDK_2 when
+ * building a shared library, this macro can be used to map either foo_v1 or
+ * foo_v2 to the symbol foo when building a static library, e.g.:
+ * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(void foo(), foo_v2);
+ */
+#define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p)
+
+#else
+/*
+ * No symbol versioning in use
+ */
+#define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n)
+#define __vsym
+#define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n)
+#define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p) f __attribute__((alias(RTE_STR(p))))
+/*
+ * RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=n
+ */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_FUNCTION_VERSIONING_H_ */
#include <rte_rwlock.h>
#include <rte_spinlock.h>
#include <rte_tailq.h>
+#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
#include "rte_lpm.h"
#include <rte_memory.h>
#include <rte_common.h>
#include <rte_vect.h>
-#include <rte_compat.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#include <assert.h>
#include <rte_jhash.h>
#include <rte_tailq.h>
+#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
#include "rte_lpm6.h"
#include <rte_pause.h>
#include <rte_memzone.h>
#include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_compat.h>
#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
#include "rte_timer.h"