Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce removal of ABIs in PCI bus driver

["Xia, Chenbo" <chenbo.xia@intel.com>]

Hi, Ferruh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 8:47 PM
> To: Xia, Chenbo <chenbo.xia@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org; thomas@monjalon.net
> Cc: mdr@ashroe.eu; nhorman@tuxdriver.com; david.marchand@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce removal of ABIs in PCI bus
> driver
> 
> On 7/23/2021 8:39 AM, Xia, Chenbo wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > A gentle ping for comments..
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Chenbo Xia
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:42 PM
> >> To: dev@dpdk.org; thomas@monjalon.net
> >> Cc: mdr@ashroe.eu; nhorman@tuxdriver.com
> >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce removal of ABIs in PCI bus
> driver
> >>
> >> All ABIs in PCI bus driver, which are defined in rte_buc_pci.h,
> >> will be removed and the header will be made internal.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Chenbo Xia <chenbo.xia@intel.com>
> >> ---
> >>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 5 +++++
> >>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> >> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> >> index 9584d6bfd7..b01f46c62e 100644
> >> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> >> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> >> @@ -147,3 +147,8 @@ Deprecation Notices
> >>  * cmdline: ``cmdline`` structure will be made opaque to hide platform-
> >> specific
> >>    content. On Linux and FreeBSD, supported prior to DPDK 20.11,
> >>    original structure will be kept until DPDK 21.11.
> >> +
> >> +* pci: To reduce unnecessary ABIs exposed by DPDK bus driver,
> "rte_bus_pci.h"
> >> +  will be made internal in 21.11 and macros/data structures/functions
> defined
> >> +  in the header will not be considered as ABI anymore. This change is
> >> inspired
> >> +  by the RFC
> https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=17176.
> >
> > I see there's some ABI improvement work on-going and I think it could be
> part of
> > the work. If it makes sense to you, I'd like some ACKs.
> >
> 
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> 
> I am for reducing the public ABI as much as possible. How big will the
> change
> be? Is the 'rte_bus_pci.h' used other than './drivers/bus/pci/'?

I don't see big change here. And I am not sure if I understand your second
question. The rte_bus_pci.h will still be used by drivers (maybe remove the
rte prefix and change the file name).

Thanks,
Chenbo