-----Original Message----- > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 16:37:52 +0200 > From: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarg...@6wind.com> > To: Neil Horman <nhor...@tuxdriver.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>, Ferruh Yigit > <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>, Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.ri...@6wind.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce deprecation of flow copy function > X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.0 > > > Signed-off-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarg...@6wind.com> > Cc: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> > Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com> > Cc: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.ri...@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 14714fe94..05c77da65 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -68,3 +68,10 @@ Deprecation Notices > - ``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. > + > +* ethdev: flow API function ``rte_flow_copy()`` will be deprecated in v18.11 > + in favor of ``rte_flow_conv()`` (which will appear in that version) and > + subsequently removed for v19.02. > + > + This is due to a lack of flexibility and reliance on a type unusable with > + C++ programs (struct rte_flow_desc). > -- > 2.11.0
