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{ "id": 283, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/covers/283/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20231019165559.115742-1-stephen@networkplumber.org/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "DPDK", "link_name": "dpdk", "list_id": "dev.dpdk.org", "list_email": "dev@dpdk.org", "web_url": "http://core.dpdk.org", "scm_url": "git://dpdk.org/dpdk", "webscm_url": "http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev", "list_archive_url_format": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/{}", "commit_url_format": "" }, "msgid": "<20231019165559.115742-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/20231019165559.115742-1-stephen@networkplumber.org", "date": "2023-10-19T16:55:29", "name": "[v3,00/29] Promote experimental API's to stable.", "submitter": { "id": 27, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/people/27/?format=api", "name": "Stephen Hemminger", "email": "stephen@networkplumber.org" }, "mbox": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20231019165559.115742-1-stephen@networkplumber.org/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 29922, "url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/series/29922/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=29922", "date": "2023-10-19T16:55:29", "name": "Promote experimental API's to stable.", "version": 3, "mbox": "http://patches.dpdk.org/series/29922/mbox/" } ], "comments": "http://patches.dpdk.org/api/covers/283/comments/", "headers": { "Return-Path": "<dev-bounces@dpdk.org>", "X-Original-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org", "Delivered-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org", "Received": [ "from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124])\n\tby inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7348B431AE;\n\tThu, 19 Oct 2023 18:56:12 +0200 (CEST)", "from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n\tby mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 458E44021F;\n\tThu, 19 Oct 2023 18:56:12 +0200 (CEST)", "from mail-pf1-f175.google.com (mail-pf1-f175.google.com\n [209.85.210.175])\n by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD6040150\n for <dev@dpdk.org>; Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:56:10 +0200 (CEST)", "by mail-pf1-f175.google.com with SMTP id\n d2e1a72fcca58-6bd73395bceso806084b3a.0\n for <dev@dpdk.org>; Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:56:10 -0700 (PDT)", "from hermes.local (204-195-126-68.wavecable.com. 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There are about 890 API's marked with experimental\non current main branch. This addresses the easy to remove ones and\ngets it down to about 510 places.\n\nThe rule is any API that has been in since 22.11 needs to have\nexperimental removed (or have API deleted). The experimental flag is not a\n\"get out of ABI stability for free\" card.\n\nIn a couple places experimental was being used where internal\nwould have been more appropriate.\n\nv3 - rebase and skip cryptodev\n\nStephen Hemminger (29):\n bpf: make rte_bpf_dump and rte_bpf_convert stable API's\n cmdline: make experimental API's stable\n ethdev: mark rte_mtr API's as stable\n ethdev: mark rte_tm API's as stable\n pdump: make API's stable\n pcapng: mark API's as stable\n net: remove experimental from functions\n rcu: remove experimental from rte_rcu_qbsr\n lpm: remove experimental\n mbuf: remove experimental from create_extbuf\n hash: remove experimental from toeplitz hash\n timer: remove experimental from rte_timer_next_ticks\n sched: remove experimental\n dmadev: mark API's as not experimental\n meter: remove experimental warning from comments\n power: remove experimental from API's\n kvargs: remove experimental flag\n ip_frag: mark a couple of functions stable\n member: remove experimental tag\n power fix\n security: remove experimental flag from macsec\n vhost: remove experimental from some API's\n bbdev: remove experimental tag\n ipsec: remove experimental from SA API\n compressdev: remove experimental flag\n regexdev: remove experimental tag\n node: remove some of the experimental tags\n table: remove experimental from API\n port: make API's stable\n\n MAINTAINERS | 10 +-\n doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 --\n lib/bbdev/rte_bbdev.h | 4 -\n lib/bbdev/rte_bbdev_op.h | 2 -\n lib/bbdev/version.map | 15 ++-\n lib/bpf/rte_bpf.h | 2 -\n lib/bpf/version.map | 9 +-\n lib/cmdline/cmdline.h | 1 -\n lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h | 4 -\n lib/cmdline/cmdline_rdline.h | 4 -\n lib/cmdline/version.map | 26 ++---\n lib/compressdev/rte_comp.h | 6 --\n lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev.h | 26 -----\n lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev_pmd.h | 6 --\n lib/compressdev/version.map | 2 +-\n lib/dmadev/rte_dmadev.h | 85 ----------------\n lib/dmadev/version.map | 2 +-\n lib/ethdev/rte_mtr.h | 25 +----\n lib/ethdev/rte_tm.h | 34 -------\n lib/ethdev/version.map | 88 ++++++++--------\n lib/hash/rte_thash.h | 44 --------\n lib/hash/rte_thash_gfni.h | 8 --\n lib/hash/rte_thash_x86_gfni.h | 8 --\n lib/hash/version.map | 16 +--\n lib/ip_frag/rte_ip_frag.h | 2 -\n lib/ip_frag/version.map | 9 +-\n lib/ipsec/rte_ipsec.h | 2 -\n lib/ipsec/version.map | 9 +-\n lib/kvargs/rte_kvargs.h | 4 -\n lib/kvargs/version.map | 8 +-\n lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h | 4 -\n lib/lpm/version.map | 7 +-\n lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h | 1 -\n lib/mbuf/version.map | 8 +-\n lib/member/rte_member.h | 54 ----------\n lib/member/version.map | 12 +--\n lib/meter/rte_meter.h | 12 ---\n lib/net/rte_ip.h | 19 ----\n lib/node/rte_node_eth_api.h | 1 -\n lib/node/rte_node_ip4_api.h | 2 -\n lib/node/version.map | 16 ++-\n lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.h | 11 --\n lib/pcapng/version.map | 6 +-\n lib/pdump/rte_pdump.h | 12 ---\n lib/pdump/version.map | 11 +-\n lib/pipeline/rte_port_in_action.h | 8 --\n lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h | 57 -----------\n lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h | 29 ------\n lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.h | 16 ---\n lib/pipeline/version.map | 140 ++++++++++++--------------\n lib/port/version.map | 24 ++---\n lib/power/rte_power.h | 4 -\n lib/power/rte_power_guest_channel.h | 4 -\n lib/power/rte_power_pmd_mgmt.h | 40 --------\n lib/power/rte_power_uncore.h | 5 -\n lib/power/version.map | 40 +++-----\n lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h | 20 ----\n lib/rcu/version.map | 15 +--\n lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h | 92 -----------------\n lib/regexdev/version.map | 2 +-\n lib/sched/rte_pie.h | 8 --\n lib/sched/rte_sched.h | 5 -\n lib/sched/version.map | 18 +---\n lib/security/rte_security.h | 28 +-----\n lib/security/version.map | 18 ++--\n lib/table/rte_swx_table_learner.h | 10 --\n lib/table/rte_swx_table_selector.h | 6 --\n lib/table/rte_table_hash_func.h | 9 --\n lib/table/version.map | 18 +---\n lib/timer/rte_timer.h | 4 -\n lib/timer/version.map | 7 +-\n lib/vhost/rte_vhost.h | 5 -\n lib/vhost/rte_vhost_async.h | 19 ----\n lib/vhost/rte_vhost_crypto.h | 1 -\n lib/vhost/version.map | 51 ++++------\n 75 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 1126 deletions(-)" }