> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Qiming Yang > Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 11:17 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Cc: Yang, Qiming <qiming.yang at intel.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce ABI change for ethtool app > enhance > > This patch adds a notice that the ABI change for ethtool app to get the NIC > firmware version in the 17.02 release. > > Signed-off-by: Qiming Yang <qiming.yang at intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 845d2aa..60bd7ed 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -62,3 +62,7 @@ Deprecation Notices > * API will change for ``rte_port_source_params`` and > ``rte_port_sink_params`` > structures. The member ``file_name`` data type will be changed from > ``char *`` to ``const char *``. This change targets release 16.11. > + > +* In 17.02 ABI change is planned: the ``rte_eth_dev_info`` structure > + will be extended with a new member ``fw_version`` in order to store > + the NIC firmware version. > -- > 2.7.4
Acked-by: Beilei Xing<beilei.xing at intel.com>
