From: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 01/20] doc: add deprecation notice for VFIO API
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:29:02 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <026ae788e873217f0eb0fa2966b492185326d4d7.1763483253.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1763483253.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com> <cover.1763483253.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
The entirety of VFIO API will be either made internal and only available to
drivers, or will be removed. Add upcoming changes to deprecation notices.
Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
---
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 1e60ac4e82..5e3df71048 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
without relying on flow API.
Currently there is no alternative API
providing the same functionality as with ``repr_matching_en`` set to 0.
+
+* eal: The entire VFIO API (``rte_vfio_*``) will be made internal only, and will only be available to EAL and drivers.
+ Group-based API (``rte_vfio_*_group_*``) will be removed and replaced with unified container device assignment API.
+ This change will be made in 26.11 release.
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-18 16:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <cover.1763141462.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 00/20] Support VFIO cdev API in DPDK Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` Anatoly Burakov [this message]
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 02/20] doc: add deprecation notice for vDPA driver API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 03/20] uapi: update to v6.17 and add iommufd.h Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 17:36 ` Stephen Hemminger
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 04/20] vfio: make all functions internal Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 05/20] vfio: split get device info from setup Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 06/20] vfio: add container device assignment API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 07/20] net/nbl: do not use VFIO group bind API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 08/20] net/ntnic: use container device assignment API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 09/20] vdpa/ifc: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 10/20] vdpa/nfp: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 11/20] vdpa/sfc: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 12/20] vhost: remove group-related API from drivers Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 13/20] vfio: remove group-based API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 14/20] vfio: cleanup and refactor Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 15/20] bus/pci: use the new VFIO mode API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 16/20] bus/fslmc: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 17/20] net/hinic3: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 18/20] net/ntnic: " Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 19/20] vfio: remove no-IOMMU check API Anatoly Burakov
2025-11-18 16:29 ` [PATCH v3 20/20] vfio: introduce cdev mode Anatoly Burakov
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