> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Shahaf Shuler > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 3:24 PM > To: nhor...@tuxdriver.com; tho...@monjalon.net > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update deprecation of ethdev offload API > > Update deprecation notice for the new ethdev offloads API. > Deprecation of the old offloads API is set to 18.05. > > Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 14 ++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 52058f580..deb546a67 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ Deprecation Notices > PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, that are better described. The old flags and > their behavior will be kept until 17.08 and will be removed in 17.11. > > -* ethdev: Tx offloads will no longer be enabled by default in 17.11. > - Instead, the ``rte_eth_txmode`` structure will be extended with > - bit field to enable each Tx offload. > - Besides of making the Rx/Tx configuration API more consistent for the > - application, PMDs will be able to provide a better out of the box > performance. > - As part of the work, ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` will be superseded as well. > +* ethdev: a new Tx and Rx offload API was introduced on 17.11. > + In the new API, offloads are divided into per-port and per-queue offloads. > + Offloads are disabled by default and enabled per application request. > + The old offloads API is target to be deprecated on 18.05. This includes: > + > + - removal of ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NO*`` flags. > + - removal of ``txq_flags`` field from ``rte_eth_txconf`` struct. > + - removal of the offloads bit-field from ``rte_eth_rxmode`` struct. > > * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including > ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well > --
Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.anan...@intel.com> > 2.12.0
