[1/2] regexdev: fix section attribute of symbols

Message ID 20220306092023.2461466-2-thomas@monjalon.net (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
Headers
Series add missing local symbols catch-all |

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Thomas Monjalon March 6, 2022, 9:20 a.m. UTC
  The functions used by the drivers must be internal,
while the function and variables used in inline functions
must be experimental.

These are the changes done in the shared libraries:
- DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name
+ DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name
- DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_register
+ DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_register
- DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_unregister
+ DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_unregister
- DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev
+ DF .text  EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev
- DO .bss   Base          rte_regex_devices
+ DO .bss   EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regex_devices
- DO .bss   Base          rte_regexdev_logtype
+ DO .bss   EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regexdev_logtype

Because these symbols were exported in the default section in DPDK 21.11,
any change in these functions would be seen as incompatible
by the ABI compatibility check.
An exception rule is added for this experimental library,
so the ABI check will skip it until the next ABI version.

Fixes: bab9497ef78b ("regexdev: introduce API")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
---
 devtools/libabigail.abignore       | 4 ++++
 lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h        | 4 ++++
 lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev_driver.h | 3 +++
 lib/regexdev/version.map           | 9 +++++++++
 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
  

Comments

Ori Kam March 7, 2022, 10:15 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi Thomas,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2022 11:20 AM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org; Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>; Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>; Jerin Jacob
> <jerinj@marvell.com>; Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@marvell.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] regexdev: fix section attribute of symbols
> 
> The functions used by the drivers must be internal,
> while the function and variables used in inline functions
> must be experimental.
> 
> These are the changes done in the shared libraries:
> - DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name
> + DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name
> - DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_register
> + DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_register
> - DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_unregister
> + DF .text  INTERNAL      rte_regexdev_unregister
> - DF .text  Base          rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev
> + DF .text  EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev
> - DO .bss   Base          rte_regex_devices
> + DO .bss   EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regex_devices
> - DO .bss   Base          rte_regexdev_logtype
> + DO .bss   EXPERIMENTAL  rte_regexdev_logtype
> 
> Because these symbols were exported in the default section in DPDK 21.11,
> any change in these functions would be seen as incompatible
> by the ABI compatibility check.
> An exception rule is added for this experimental library,
> so the ABI check will skip it until the next ABI version.
> 
> Fixes: bab9497ef78b ("regexdev: introduce API")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> ---
 
Acked-by: Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>

Best,
Ori
  

Patch

diff --git a/devtools/libabigail.abignore b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
index 301b3dacb8..cff7a293ae 100644
--- a/devtools/libabigail.abignore
+++ b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ 
 [suppress_type]
         name = rte_crypto_asym_op
 
+; Ignore section attribute fixes in experimental regexdev library
+[suppress_file]
+        soname_regexp = ^librte_regexdev\.
+
 ; Ignore changes in common mlx5 driver, should be all internal
 [suppress_file]
         soname_regexp = ^librte_common_mlx5\.
diff --git a/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h b/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h
index 4ba67b0c25..3bce8090f6 100644
--- a/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h
+++ b/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev.h
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@  extern int rte_regexdev_logtype;
 } while (0)
 
 /**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
  * Check if dev_id is ready.
  *
  * @param dev_id
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@  extern int rte_regexdev_logtype;
  *   - 0 if device state is not in ready state.
  *   - 1 if device state is ready state.
  */
+__rte_experimental
 int rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev(uint16_t dev_id);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev_driver.h b/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev_driver.h
index 64742016c0..6246b144a6 100644
--- a/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/regexdev/rte_regexdev_driver.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@  extern "C" {
  *   A pointer to the RegEx device slot case of success,
  *   NULL otherwise.
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_regexdev *rte_regexdev_register(const char *name);
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@  struct rte_regexdev *rte_regexdev_register(const char *name);
  * @param dev
  *   Device to be released.
  */
+__rte_internal
 void rte_regexdev_unregister(struct rte_regexdev *dev);
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@  void rte_regexdev_unregister(struct rte_regexdev *dev);
  * @param name
  *   The device name.
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_regexdev *rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name(const char *name);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lib/regexdev/version.map b/lib/regexdev/version.map
index 8db9b17018..988b909638 100644
--- a/lib/regexdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/regexdev/version.map
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 
 EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global:
 
+	rte_regex_devices;
 	rte_regexdev_attr_get;
 	rte_regexdev_attr_set;
 	rte_regexdev_close;
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_regexdev_enqueue_burst;
 	rte_regexdev_get_dev_id;
 	rte_regexdev_info_get;
+	rte_regexdev_is_valid_dev;
+	rte_regexdev_logtype;
 	rte_regexdev_queue_pair_setup;
 	rte_regexdev_rule_db_compile_activate;
 	rte_regexdev_rule_db_export;
@@ -24,3 +27,9 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_regexdev_xstats_names_get;
 	rte_regexdev_xstats_reset;
 };
+
+INTERNAL {
+	rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name;
+	rte_regexdev_register;
+	rte_regexdev_unregister;
+};