[dpdk-dev,2/3] doc: announce removal of kni functions using port id
Commit Message
These functions are marked as deprecated for a long time:
fbf895d44cfe ("kni: identify device by name")
As suggested in this patch, it should be removed:
http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2015-June/019254.html
Suggested-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ Deprecation Notices
the tunnel type, TNI/VNI, inner MAC and inner VLAN are monitored.
The release 2.2 will contain these changes without backwards compatibility.
+* librte_kni: Functions based on port id are deprecated for a long time and
+ should be removed (rte_kni_create, rte_kni_get_port_id and rte_kni_info_get).
+
* ABI changes are planned for struct virtio_net in order to support vhost-user
multiple queues feature.
It should be integrated in release 2.2 without backward compatibility.