Re: [PATCH] version: 22.07-rc0

[Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>]

David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 2:01 PM Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
>>
>> 18/03/2022 15:35, David Marchand:
>> > +ABI Changes
>> > +-----------
>> > +
>> > +.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format:
>> > +
>> > +   * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change
>> > +     which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release.
>> > +     Start with a scope label like "ethdev:".
>> > +     Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``.
>> > +     Use the past tense.
>> > +
>> > +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
>> > +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
>> > +   =======================================================
>> > +
>> > +* No ABI change that would break compatibility with 21.11.
>>
>> Should we say 21.11 and 22.03?
>
> In practice, compatibility is probably maintained, but we are
> committed to maintain ABI compatibility with v21.11 only.
> So I would leave this as is.
>
> http://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/27c97b09-0b78-ccbc-db1e-860ac6012aec@ashroe.eu/

Agreed  +1 - our only commitment is to v21.11.
Otherwise things would start to get very complicated. :-)


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Regards, Ray K