From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.9 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED, USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F4FAC04A6B for ; Wed, 8 May 2019 22:49:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BD4F216C8 for ; Wed, 8 May 2019 22:49:55 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 0BD4F216C8 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=intel.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=dev-bounces@dpdk.org Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1A7134F0; Thu, 9 May 2019 00:49:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A2F42BD5 for ; Thu, 9 May 2019 00:49:53 +0200 (CEST) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga001.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.23]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 08 May 2019 15:49:52 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 Received: from txasoft-yocto.an.intel.com ([10.123.72.192]) by fmsmga001.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 08 May 2019 15:49:51 -0700 From: Erik Gabriel Carrillo To: thomas@monjalon.net Cc: anatoly.burakov@intel.com, dev@dpdk.org Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 17:48:06 -0500 Message-Id: <1557355686-4216-1-git-send-email-erik.g.carrillo@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.10 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add deprecation notice on timer lib cleanup X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Due to an upcoming fix to allow the timer library to safely free its allocations during the finalize() call[1], an ABI change will be required. A new lock will be added to the rte_mem_config structure, which will be used by the timer library to synchronize init/finalize calls among multiple processes. [1] http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/53334/ Signed-off-by: Erik Gabriel Carrillo --- 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 b47c8c2..7551383 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Deprecation Notices + ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count`` +* eal: the ``rte_mem_config`` struct will change to include a new lock that + will allow the timer subsystem to safely release its allocations at cleanup + time. This will result in an ABI break. + * vfio: removal of ``rte_vfio_dma_map`` and ``rte_vfio_dma_unmap`` APIs which have been replaced with ``rte_dev_dma_map`` and ``rte_dev_dma_unmap`` functions. The due date for the removal targets DPDK 20.02. -- 2.6.4