[dpdk-dev] ethdev: add notice for planned name size change
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VMBUS support will use GUID in eth_dev_data name field which requires
at least 37 characters. Plan for increase in size now.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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> On Jul 6, 2017, at 8:07 AM, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
>
> VMBUS support will use GUID in eth_dev_data name field which requires
> at least 37 characters. Plan for increase in size now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---
> 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 2e708dbe0deb..d5b70c50064a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -95,3 +95,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
> The non-"do-sig" versions of the hash tables will be removed
> (including the ``signature_offset`` parameter)
> and the "do-sig" versions renamed accordingly.
> +
> +* ethdev: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 for the structure eth_dev_data.
Isn't it better to use "``rte_eth_dev_data``"?
> + The size of the unique name will increase RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN from 32 to
> + 64 characters to allow using a globally unique identifier (GUID) in this field.
Except for the small comment above,
Acked-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
Thanks,
Yongseok
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:20 AM, Yongseok Koh:
> > On Jul 6, 2017, at 8:07 AM, Stephen Hemminger
> <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> >
> > VMBUS support will use GUID in eth_dev_data name field which requires
> > at least 37 characters. Plan for increase in size now.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> > ---
> > 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 2e708dbe0deb..d5b70c50064a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -95,3 +95,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > The non-"do-sig" versions of the hash tables will be removed
> > (including the ``signature_offset`` parameter)
> > and the "do-sig" versions renamed accordingly.
> > +
> > +* ethdev: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 for the structure
> eth_dev_data.
> Isn't it better to use "``rte_eth_dev_data``"?
>
> > + The size of the unique name will increase RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN
> from
> > + 32 to
> > + 64 characters to allow using a globally unique identifier (GUID) in this
> field.
>
> Except for the small comment above,
> Acked-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
>
> Thanks,
> Yongseok
> > > VMBUS support will use GUID in eth_dev_data name field which requires
> > > at least 37 characters. Plan for increase in size now.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> > > ---
> > > +* ethdev: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 for the structure
> > eth_dev_data.
> > Isn't it better to use "``rte_eth_dev_data``"?
> >
> > > + The size of the unique name will increase RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN
> > from
> > > + 32 to
> > > + 64 characters to allow using a globally unique identifier (GUID) in this
> > field.
> >
> > Except for the small comment above,
> > Acked-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
>
> Acked-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Applied, thanks
@@ -95,3 +95,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
The non-"do-sig" versions of the hash tables will be removed
(including the ``signature_offset`` parameter)
and the "do-sig" versions renamed accordingly.
+
+* ethdev: An ABI change is planned for 17.11 for the structure eth_dev_data.
+ The size of the unique name will increase RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN from 32 to
+ 64 characters to allow using a globally unique identifier (GUID) in this field.