> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon
> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 7:02 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: David Marchand <david.march...@redhat.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: announce removal of old port count
> function
>
> The function rte_eth_dev_count() was marked as deprecated in DPDK 18.05
> in commit d9a42a69febf ("ethdev: deprecate port count function").
> It is planned to be removed after the next LTS release.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> Acked-by: David Marchand <david.march...@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jer...@marvell.com>
> ---
> v2: move notice near other ethdev one
> ---
> 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 37b8592b6..3f0fb3ab6 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ Deprecation Notices
> structure would be made internal (or removed if all dependencies are
> cleared)
> in future releases.
>
> +* ethdev: The function ``rte_eth_dev_count`` will be removed in DPDK
> 20.02.
> + It is replaced by the function ``rte_eth_dev_count_avail``.
> + If the intent is to iterate over ports, ``RTE_ETH_FOREACH_*`` macros
> + are better port iterators.
> +
> * 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,
> --
> 2.21.0
