On Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 10:09:17PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > The changes to rte_ethdev are visible to applications, > which may need to include some network headers directly. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > index c8cc86295d..3749cbd456 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > @@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ Removed Items > ``rte_rib6_is_equal`` > * table: ``RTE_LPM_IPV6_ADDR_SIZE`` > > +* Removed legacy flow director related API and files. > + > + * Removed experimental APIs in: > + > + * ixgbe: ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_get_fdir_info``, > ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_get_fdir_stats`` > + * i40e: ``rte_pmd_i40e_get_fdir_info``, ``rte_pmd_i40e_get_fdir_stats`` > +
Some concerns about this. I'd rather see them deprecated and then removed in a later release next year. > + * Removed testpmd commands: > + > + The ``fdir`` option in ``show port`` and ``clear port`` were removed. > + > + * Removed file ``rte_eth_ctrl.h``. > + Drivers that still require FDIR related structures now use > ``ethdev_fdir.h`` > + in driver SDK. > + Fine with this removal. > API Changes > ----------- > @@ -93,6 +108,15 @@ API Changes > Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. > ======================================================= > > +* **Changed ethdev include files.** > + > + * Dropped inclusion of ``rte_flow.h`` in ``rte_ethdev.h``. > + Applications using flow API should include it directly. > + * Network headers ``rte_ip.h``, ``rte_udp.h``, ``rte_tcp.h`` and > ``rte_sctp.h`` > + are no longer indirectly included by ``rte_ethdev.h``. > + Applications should include network headers as needed. > + * Legacy flow director definitions are no longer included by > ``rte_ethdev.h``. > + > > ABI Changes > ----------- > -- > 2.53.0 >
