From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: Zhanibek Bakin <zhanibek.bakin@gmail.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [ethdev]: question about the experimental functions
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:24:29 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260210062429.6c1b4230@phoenix.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACRNuqcKD6QucokYg=O+WoGXGnMwTEkYWyjyeoxKDoT6_BB1RA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:56:09 +0500
Zhanibek Bakin <zhanibek.bakin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a question about the experimental
> functions: rte_eth_dev_get_module_eeprom() &
> rte_eth_dev_get_module_info().
>
> From what I can see, they have been marked experimental for quite some
> time(7+ years).
> On top of that, I don't see they are going to become "stable" in the next
> DPDK 26 version.
>
> Can I know the reason for this? As I would love to use them, however, it
> would be a shame if they change any time soon.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Best regards,
> Zhanibek Bakin
Almost all functions that have been around a year or more should
be marked stable. It is just that nobody submitted patch to change
these.
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2026-02-10 5:56 [ethdev]: question about the experimental functions Zhanibek Bakin
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