On Fri, Jun 03, 2016 at 03:07:49PM +0000, Mcnamara, John wrote: > What changes should be backported > --------------------------------- > > * Bug fixes that don't break the ABI. > > > What changes should not be backported > ------------------------------------- > > * API or ABI breaking changes.
I think this part needs some adjusting. It seems like there should be allowance for bug fixes where the original does break ABI but it is possible to make a version that doesn't. A lot of DPDK bug fixes I see would fall into this category and it isn't discussed. Matthew.