From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: Ophir Munk <ophirmu@mellanox.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>,
Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>, Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>,
Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@mellanox.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag and avoid comparison
Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:08:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5442514.zQ0Gbyo6oJ@thomas> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AM0PR05MB4209525EF5E60D42F444E483D1A50@AM0PR05MB4209.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com>
07/05/2020 13:41, Ophir Munk:
> From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > 07/05/2020 10:56, Ophir Munk:
> > > Move mlx5 symbols in the map file to the INTERNAL section and add
> > > __internal tags to their definitions.
> > > Those symbols were exported in 20.02 and now (20.05) they are removed.
> > [...]
> > > --- a/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
> > > +++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/rte_common_mlx5_version.map
> > > @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
> > > -DPDK_21 {
> > > +INTERNAL {
> >
> > I think you forgot the EXPERIMENTAL section.
> > In my opinion, everything should be in INTERNAL and marked with
> > __rte_internal in source code.
> >
>
> I moved all EXPERIMENTAL to INTERNAL and sent V4.
> A general question: what is the difference between EXPERIMENTAL and INTERNAL functionalities?
> In the end both indicate to skip ABI check.
Regarding ABI check, yes the result is the same.
Regarding API, it is different:
INTERNAL is forbidden to applications,
while EXPERIMENTAL is to be used with cautious
as compatibility is not guaranteed.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-05-07 20:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-05 11:20 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/3] devtools: create internal ignore file for libabigail Ophir Munk
2020-05-05 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 2/3] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag Ophir Munk
2020-05-05 11:46 ` Matan Azrad
2020-05-05 11:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 3/3] common/mlx5: remove devx dependency on ibv and DV Ophir Munk
2020-05-05 11:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 1/3] devtools: create internal ignore file for libabigail Matan Azrad
2020-05-05 14:53 ` David Marchand
2020-05-05 15:02 ` Ray Kinsella
2020-05-06 12:27 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-06 12:42 ` David Marchand
2020-05-06 12:52 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-06 14:15 ` Ray Kinsella
2020-05-06 14:22 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-07 7:48 ` Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 7:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/2] add INTERNAL tags and avoid comparison Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 7:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag " Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 7:44 ` Matan Azrad
2020-05-07 7:56 ` Ray Kinsella
2020-05-07 9:03 ` Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 8:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 8:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] common/mlx5: remove devx dependency on ibv and DV Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 10:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag and avoid comparison Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-07 11:41 ` Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 20:08 ` Thomas Monjalon [this message]
2020-05-10 8:14 ` Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 11:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 " Ophir Munk
2020-05-07 11:31 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/2] common/mlx5: remove devx dependency on ibv and DV Ophir Munk
2020-05-12 10:52 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/2] common/mlx5: add rte internal tag and avoid comparison Raslan Darawsheh
2020-05-19 9:08 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-07 7:37 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/2] common/mlx5: remove devx dependency on ibv and DV Ophir Munk
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