From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH 0/6] remove legacy Packet Framework API
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:43:56 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724164520.192203-1-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
The legacy Packet Framework APIs were announced for removal in the
24.11 release but the removal never happened:
* pipeline: The pipeline library legacy API (functions rte_pipeline_*)
* table: The table library legacy API (functions rte_table_*)
* port: The port library legacy API (functions rte_port_*)
Do the removal now, in the 26.11 ABI window. The SWX API in the same
libraries (rte_swx_*) is unaffected and remains the Packet Framework
API. The softnic driver and the pipeline example already use only the
SWX API.
The applications built on the legacy API (test-pipeline, ip_pipeline)
and the unit tests are removed first, then the legacy half of each
library, pipeline before table before port to follow the dependency
chain. Library dependencies and the programmer's guide are trimmed
accordingly.
Follow-up candidates, kept out of this series: the stale comments in
lib/ethdev/ethdev_trace.h still refer to examples/ip_pipeline, and
struct rte_pipeline_acl_rule in the removed rte_table_acl.c was only
a local name.
Stephen Hemminger (6):
app/test: remove packet framework tests
app/test-pipeline: remove application
examples/ip_pipeline: remove example
pipeline: remove legacy API
table: remove legacy API
port: remove legacy API
MAINTAINERS | 5 -
app/meson.build | 1 -
app/test-pipeline/config.c | 230 -
app/test-pipeline/init.c | 273 -
app/test-pipeline/main.c | 188 -
app/test-pipeline/main.h | 132 -
app/test-pipeline/meson.build | 21 -
app/test-pipeline/pipeline_acl.c | 251 -
app/test-pipeline/pipeline_hash.c | 471 --
app/test-pipeline/pipeline_lpm.c | 175 -
app/test-pipeline/pipeline_lpm_ipv6.c | 168 -
app/test-pipeline/pipeline_stub.c | 137 -
app/test-pipeline/runtime.c | 160 -
app/test/meson.build | 6 -
app/test/test_table.c | 209 -
app/test/test_table.h | 184 -
app/test/test_table_acl.c | 728 --
app/test/test_table_acl.h | 6 -
app/test/test_table_combined.c | 846 --
app/test/test_table_combined.h | 27 -
app/test/test_table_pipeline.c | 575 --
app/test/test_table_pipeline.h | 6 -
app/test/test_table_ports.c | 195 -
app/test/test_table_ports.h | 13 -
app/test/test_table_tables.c | 1058 ---
app/test/test_table_tables.h | 22 -
doc/api/doxy-api-index.md | 17 -
doc/guides/nics/softnic.rst | 3 +-
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure32.png | Bin 11603 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure33.png | Bin 65216 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure34.png | Bin 11581 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure35.png | Bin 75012 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure37.png | Bin 6934 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure38.png | Bin 7372 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/img/figure39.png | Bin 55986 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_framework.rst | 1146 +--
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 15 -
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 17 +
.../sample_app_ug/img/test_pipeline_app.png | Bin 67410 -> 0 bytes
doc/guides/sample_app_ug/index.rst | 2 -
doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_pipeline.rst | 531 --
doc/guides/sample_app_ug/test_pipeline.rst | 237 -
examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile | 60 -
examples/ip_pipeline/action.c | 391 -
examples/ip_pipeline/action.h | 78 -
examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c | 6791 -----------------
examples/ip_pipeline/cli.h | 18 -
examples/ip_pipeline/common.h | 12 -
examples/ip_pipeline/conn.c | 330 -
examples/ip_pipeline/conn.h | 47 -
examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c | 160 -
examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h | 46 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/firewall.cli | 59 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow.cli | 60 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli | 57 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/l2fwd.cli | 51 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/route.cli | 60 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/route_ecmp.cli | 57 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/rss.cli | 112 -
examples/ip_pipeline/examples/tap.cli | 66 -
examples/ip_pipeline/link.c | 270 -
examples/ip_pipeline/link.h | 66 -
examples/ip_pipeline/main.c | 260 -
examples/ip_pipeline/mempool.c | 82 -
examples/ip_pipeline/mempool.h | 40 -
examples/ip_pipeline/meson.build | 30 -
examples/ip_pipeline/parser.c | 506 --
examples/ip_pipeline/parser.h | 56 -
examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.c | 1078 ---
examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h | 425 --
examples/ip_pipeline/swq.c | 76 -
examples/ip_pipeline/swq.h | 37 -
examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c | 102 -
examples/ip_pipeline/tap.h | 29 -
examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c | 3137 --------
examples/ip_pipeline/thread.h | 24 -
examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c | 248 -
examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.h | 74 -
examples/meson.build | 1 -
lib/pipeline/meson.build | 8 +-
lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.c | 1640 ----
lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.h | 840 --
lib/pipeline/rte_port_in_action.c | 539 --
lib/pipeline/rte_port_in_action.h | 311 -
lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.c | 3483 ---------
lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.h | 1137 ---
lib/port/meson.build | 22 +-
lib/port/port_log.c | 7 -
lib/port/port_log.h | 11 -
lib/port/rte_port.h | 223 -
lib/port/rte_port_ethdev.c | 530 --
lib/port/rte_port_ethdev.h | 75 -
lib/port/rte_port_eventdev.c | 590 --
lib/port/rte_port_eventdev.h | 94 -
lib/port/rte_port_fd.c | 524 --
lib/port/rte_port_fd.h | 74 -
lib/port/rte_port_frag.c | 280 -
lib/port/rte_port_frag.h | 70 -
lib/port/rte_port_ras.c | 336 -
lib/port/rte_port_ras.h | 58 -
lib/port/rte_port_ring.c | 796 --
lib/port/rte_port_ring.h | 91 -
lib/port/rte_port_sched.c | 298 -
lib/port/rte_port_sched.h | 52 -
lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.c | 616 --
lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.h | 57 -
lib/port/rte_port_sym_crypto.c | 558 --
lib/port/rte_port_sym_crypto.h | 92 -
lib/table/meson.build | 30 +-
lib/table/rte_lru.h | 85 -
lib/table/rte_lru_arm64.h | 61 -
lib/table/rte_lru_x86.h | 96 -
lib/table/rte_table.h | 263 -
lib/table/rte_table_acl.c | 795 --
lib/table/rte_table_acl.h | 65 -
lib/table/rte_table_array.c | 210 -
lib/table/rte_table_array.h | 46 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash.h | 106 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash_cuckoo.c | 327 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash_cuckoo.h | 57 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash_ext.c | 1011 ---
lib/table/rte_table_hash_func.h | 263 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash_func_arm64.h | 21 -
lib/table/rte_table_hash_key16.c | 1190 ---
lib/table/rte_table_hash_key32.c | 1223 ---
lib/table/rte_table_hash_key8.c | 1157 ---
lib/table/rte_table_hash_lru.c | 959 ---
lib/table/rte_table_lpm.c | 369 -
lib/table/rte_table_lpm.h | 94 -
lib/table/rte_table_lpm_ipv6.c | 370 -
lib/table/rte_table_lpm_ipv6.h | 95 -
lib/table/rte_table_stub.c | 95 -
lib/table/rte_table_stub.h | 30 -
lib/table/table_log.c | 7 -
lib/table/table_log.h | 11 -
135 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 45472 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/config.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/init.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/main.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/main.h
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/meson.build
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/pipeline_acl.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/pipeline_hash.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/pipeline_lpm.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/pipeline_lpm_ipv6.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/pipeline_stub.c
delete mode 100644 app/test-pipeline/runtime.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table.h
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_acl.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_acl.h
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_combined.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_combined.h
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_pipeline.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_pipeline.h
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_ports.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_ports.h
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_tables.c
delete mode 100644 app/test/test_table_tables.h
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delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/action.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/cli.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/common.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/conn.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/conn.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/firewall.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/l2fwd.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/route.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/route_ecmp.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/rss.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/examples/tap.cli
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/link.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/link.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/main.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/mempool.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/mempool.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/meson.build
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/parser.c
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delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.c
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delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/swq.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/swq.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/tap.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/thread.h
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c
delete mode 100644 examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.h
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next reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 16:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 16:43 Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-07-24 16:43 ` [RFC 1/6] app/test: remove packet framework tests Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 16:43 ` [RFC 2/6] app/test-pipeline: remove application Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 16:43 ` [RFC 3/6] examples/ip_pipeline: remove example Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 16:44 ` [RFC 4/6] pipeline: remove legacy API Stephen Hemminger
2026-07-24 16:44 ` [RFC 6/6] port: " Stephen Hemminger
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