07/10/2020 13:06, Thomas Monjalon: > 07/10/2020 12:52, Maxime Coquelin: > > On 10/7/20 12:29 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > > 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. > > > > Ok, do you want me to send add-on patches that you will squash when > > pulling Akhil's branch? > > Yes please
Better: Akhil can squash in his tree and remove the Cc: stable tag.
