[PATCH] doc: add deprecation notice about upcoming change to ethdev API

[PATCH] doc: add deprecation notice about upcoming change to ethdev API

[Stephen Hemminger]

Inform users that rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port() will add a size
parameter in next release.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 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 17f90a6352..d390a1640a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * net/iavf: The dynamic mbuf field used to detect LLDP packets on the
   transmit path in the iavf PMD will be removed in a future release.
   After removal, only packet type-based detection will be supported.
+
+* ethdev: Starting in 26.11, the function ``rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port()``
+  will take a size parameter as well as the string buffer.
+  This will detect and prevent accidental overwriting of caller provided buffer.
-- 
2.53.0