07/10/2020 12:12, Maxime Coquelin: > On 10/7/20 12:09 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 07/10/2020 10:22, Maxime Coquelin: > >> On 10/6/20 9:42 PM, Akhil Goyal wrote: > >>>> > >>>> The series prefixes drivers APIs with rte_<drv_name>_ in > >>>> order to avoid namespace pollution. > >>>> > >>>> These APIs are experimental, so no need to follow the > >>>> deprecation process. > >>>> > >>> Added Fixes commit in patch description. > >> > >> Thanks for applying it to your tree. > >> > >> I did not add Fixes tag and Cc'ed sta...@dpdk.org on purpose, > >> because I thought it is was not a good idea to backport API changes, > >> even if this is experimental it might be annoying for the user. > >> > >> Thomas, do you confirm? > > > > Absolutely: API must not change in a stable branch. > > > > If an API is changed, it must be in the release notes. > > Ok, even for experimental APIs? I thought not.
Yes, experimental means it can change in the main branch without prior notice. But it must be noted when it's changed.
