From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga05.intel.com (mga05.intel.com [192.55.52.43]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B69D2BA1 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:51:05 +0100 (CET) Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by fmsmga105.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 14 Feb 2017 03:51:04 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.35,161,1484035200"; d="scan'208";a="1126418439" Received: from irsmsx151.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.192.59]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 14 Feb 2017 03:51:03 -0800 Received: from irsmsx111.ger.corp.intel.com (10.108.20.4) by IRSMSX151.ger.corp.intel.com (163.33.192.59) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:51:02 +0000 Received: from irsmsx103.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.77]) by irsmsx111.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.2.109]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:51:02 +0000 From: "Mcnamara, John" To: "Richardson, Bruce" CC: Thomas Monjalon , Zhigang Lu , Liming Sun , "dev@dpdk.org" Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce TILE-Gx removal Thread-Index: AQHShedjDqOD16vke0Glb0CgyWkOa6FoMcVggAAsbwCAAAbbYA== Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:51:01 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1486983152-22677-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> <20170214112512.GA28908@bricha3-MOBL3.ger.corp.intel.com> In-Reply-To: <20170214112512.GA28908@bricha3-MOBL3.ger.corp.intel.com> Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-ctpclassification: CTP_IC x-titus-metadata-40: eyJDYXRlZ29yeUxhYmVscyI6IiIsIk1ldGFkYXRhIjp7Im5zIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvd3d3LnRpdHVzLmNvbVwvbnNcL0ludGVsMyIsImlkIjoiYTYyNjAzMzQtNDk0ZC00ZTRlLWE5NGEtNTc5OWU1NDYxYjllIiwicHJvcHMiOlt7Im4iOiJDVFBDbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiIsInZhbHMiOlt7InZhbHVlIjoiQ1RQX0lDIn1dfV19LCJTdWJqZWN0TGFiZWxzIjpbXSwiVE1DVmVyc2lvbiI6IjE1LjkuNi42IiwiVHJ1c3RlZExhYmVsSGFzaCI6IjFjM2oxaEo0RXBzQnk1YVlFYjFScW91VjlzQkE3WXZvZENnXC9kK1VVOTdRPSJ9 x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.180] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce TILE-Gx removal X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:51:05 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Richardson, Bruce > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 11:25 AM > To: Mcnamara, John > Cc: Thomas Monjalon ; Zhigang Lu > ; Liming Sun ; dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce TILE-Gx removal >=20 > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 08:50:07AM +0000, Mcnamara, John wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 10:53 AM > > > To: Zhigang Lu ; Liming Sun > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce TILE-Gx removal > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon > > > --- > > > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 3 +++ > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > index b49e0a0..d40b137 100644 > > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > @@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ Deprecation Notices > > > PMDs that implement the latter. > > > Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once > most > > > PMDs have switched to rte_flow. > > > + > > > +* The architecture TILE-Gx and the associated mpipe driver are not > > > + maintained and will be removed in 17.05. > > > > The notification should probably be for removal in 17.08, to one releas= e > cycle to respond/fix/update. > > > > It would also be good to hear from EZChip/Mellanox on this. > > > > John >=20 > If - as seems likely - this deprecation notice makes it into the 17.02 > release, I would just ask that the actual removal of the code *not* take > place at the start of the 17.05 release cycle, to be sure to give further > additional grace period for someone to respond to this. I think it is onl= y > fair to wait till just before the RC's are produced to remove the code, > given it is such a drastic step, and the official notice of removal is > only inserted right before 17.02 goes out. >=20 Hi, That seems like a fair compromise. John