Re: [dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH] doc: announce modification in eventdev structure

[Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 3:06 PM Kinsella, Ray <mdr@ashroe.eu> wrote:
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> On 03/05/2021 12:18, Akhil Goyal wrote:
> > Hi Ray,
> >>> @@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >>>    values to the function ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add`` using
> >>>    the structure ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add``.
> >>>
> >>> +* eventdev: The function pointer ``ca_enqueue`` in structure
> >> ``rte_eventdev``
> >>> +  will be moved after ``txa_enqueue`` so that all enqueue/dequeue
> >>> +  function pointers are adjacent to each other.
> >>> +
> >>>  * sched: To allow more traffic classes, flexible mapping of pipe queues to
> >>>    traffic classes, and subport level configuration of pipes and queues
> >>>    changes will be made to macros, data structures and API functions
> >> defined
> >>>
> >>
> >> I admire the disipline - but since you are not actually removing ca_enqueue,
> >> just moving it in memory when the new ABI is declared in anycase, this is not
> >> required.
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> > Does it mean we can move elements in a structure without giving deprecation notice?
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> well if memory serves - you aren't depreciating the field, just moving it, right?
> And you are aligning the change with an ABI break in anycase - so I think it is all good.

OK. Change the status of the patch in patchwork as "Not applicable"


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> Ray K