Thanks for clarifying the INTERNAL/EXPERIMENTAL difference.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 11:08 PM
> To: Ophir Munk <ophi...@mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; David Marchand <david.march...@redhat.com>; Ray
> Kinsella <m...@ashroe.eu>; Matan Azrad <ma...@mellanox.com>; Raslan
> Darawsheh <rasl...@mellanox.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag and avoid
> comparison
>
> 07/05/2020 13:41, Ophir Munk:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > > 07/05/2020 10:56, Ophir Munk:
> > > > Move mlx5 symbols in the map file to the INTERNAL section and add
> > > > __internal tags to their definitions.
> > > > Those symbols were exported in 20.02 and now (20.05) they are
> removed.
> > > [...]
> > > > --- a/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
> > > > +++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
> > > > @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
> > > > -DPDK_21 {
> > > > +INTERNAL {
> > >
> > > I think you forgot the EXPERIMENTAL section.
> > > In my opinion, everything should be in INTERNAL and marked with
> > > __rte_internal in source code.
> > >
> >
> > I moved all EXPERIMENTAL to INTERNAL and sent V4.
> > A general question: what is the difference between EXPERIMENTAL and
> INTERNAL functionalities?
> > In the end both indicate to skip ABI check.
>
> Regarding ABI check, yes the result is the same.
> Regarding API, it is different:
> INTERNAL is forbidden to applications,
> while EXPERIMENTAL is to be used with cautious as compatibility is not
> guaranteed.
>
