Re: [PATCH] doc: announce changes to event device structures

[Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 4:35 AM <pbhagavatula@marvell.com> wrote:
>
> From: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@marvell.com>


Please add all eventdev driver and subsystem mainainters.

>
> The structures ``rte_event_dev_info``, ``rte_event_fp_ops`` will be
> modified to add new elements to support link profiles.

Please describe what profile means here. Meaning the usage model.


>
> A new field ``max_profiles_per_port`` will be added to
> ``rte_event_dev_info`` and ``switch_profile`` will be added to
> ``rte_event_fp_ops``.


> Two new experimental APIs will be added, one to associate one to
> associate an set of event queues with a profile which can be linked
> to a event port and another to switch the profile which would
> affect the next dequeue call.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pavan Nikhilesh <pbhagavatula@marvell.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index fb771a0305..2b1fcf52ca 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -161,3 +161,11 @@ Deprecation Notices
>    The new port library API (functions rte_swx_port_*)
>    will gradually transition from experimental to stable status
>    starting with DPDK 23.07 release.
> +
> +* eventdev: The structures ``rte_event_dev_info``, ``rte_event_fp_ops`` will be
> +  modified to add new elements to support link profiles.A new field
> +  ``max_profiles_per_port`` will be added to ``rte_event_dev_info`` and
> +  ``switch_profile`` will be added to ``rte_event_fp_ops``.

> +  Two new experimental APIs will be added, one to associate an set of event
> +  queues with a profile which can be linked to a event port and an other to
> +  switch the profile which would affect the next dequeue call.

New API additions does not need to mention here.

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> 2.25.1
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