Re: [dpdk-dev] [dpdk-techboard] [PATCH] doc: scheduler API deprecation notice

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

12/08/2020 12:57, Hemant Agrawal:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: techboard <techboard-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Maxime
> > Coquelin
> > 
> > On 8/12/20 12:22 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > > 12/08/2020 11:52, Bruce Richardson:
> > >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 02:50:57PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > >>> 10/08/2020 13:49, Trahe, Fiona:
> > >>>> Sorry about that Thomas, Akhil, we should have chased up acks sooner.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Given the proposed content of the patch, and the similar changes
> > >>>> that are recommended and agreed throughout DPDK do you think an
> > >>>> exception can be made and that this change can get into 20.11 even
> > without the deprecation notice being in 20.08?
> > >>>
> > >>> That's a question for techboard.
> > >>>
> > >>> PS: please avoid top-posting
> > >>>
> > >> My initial 2c is that we should allow this, and add the required
> > >> deprecation notice to the online docs immediately. I would assume
> > >> most people use the online docs rather than building their own from
> > >> the package, therefore adding in a deprecation notice to the online
> > >> versions a few days after a release should not be a major problem IMHO.
> > >>
> > >> Also, given the fact that we have once-a-year at most to apply ABI
> > >> changes, and this is the first time we are going this, so I think a
> > >> little latitude should be given! :-)
> > >
> > > I agree
> > >
> > > We need more opinions from other techboard members to make it a
> > decision.
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > I agree too, let's give a bit more flexibility for the deprecation notice.
> > 
> > Maxime
> 
> +1
> Hemant

I've applied the patch after 20.11-rc0.