-----Original Message----- > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:08:14 +0000 > From: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.j...@nxp.com> > To: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org> > CC: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.j...@nxp.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce deprecation of rawdev exposed > array > x-mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 > > > rte_rawdevs is expected to be deprecated in future releases. This is > not expected to be directly used, without API access that is, by any > external application or driver. > > Signed-off-by: Shreyansh Jain <shreyansh.j...@nxp.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com> > > --- > This is in sync with discussion in [1] > [1] http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2018-October/114592.html > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 34b28234c..776b9b245 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ 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. > + > +* rawdev: ``rte_rawdevs`` is an array containing all registered raw devices. > + Currently this is exposed from the library. Ideally, no application should > + be directly using it. This is expected to be deprecated and made internal > + in v19.02 or later. > -- > 2.17.1 >
