23/09/2020 18:41, Ferruh Yigit: > On 9/13/2020 11:06 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > The device operation .dev_close was returning void. > > This driver interface is changed to return an int. > > > > Note that the API rte_eth_dev_close() is still returning void, > > although a deprecation notice is pending to change it as well. > > Why not update the 'rte_eth_dev_close()' in this patch? After the > updates below it should be easier.
Yes it is a step in the right direction. Changing the API means adding some error checks in every apps. The reason for not doing is that I did not commit for this task, and I am not the author of the deprecation notice. We can discuss how to follow up once this series is merged.