[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] lib/librte_port: modify source and sink port structure parameter

[Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>]

The ``file_name`` data type of ``struct rte_port_source_params`` and
``struct rte_port_sink_params`` is changed from `char *`` to ``const char *``.

Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh <jasvinder.singh@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst   | 4 ----
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 3 ++-
 lib/librte_port/rte_port_source_sink.h | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 96db661..f302af0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,3 @@ Deprecation Notices
   renamed to something more consistent (net and crypto prefixes) in 16.11.
   Some of these driver names are used publicly, to create virtual devices,
   so a deprecation notice is necessary.
-
-* API will change for ``rte_port_source_params`` and ``rte_port_sink_params``
-  structures. The member ``file_name`` data type will be changed from
-  ``char *`` to ``const char *``. This change targets release 16.11.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index 0b9022d..4f3d899 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ API Changes
 
    This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
 
-* The log history is removed.
+* The ``file_name`` data type of ``struct rte_port_source_params`` and
+  ``struct rte_port_sink_params`` is changed from `char *`` to ``const char *``.
 
 
 ABI Changes
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_source_sink.h b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_source_sink.h
index 4db8a8a..be585a7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_source_sink.h
+++ b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_source_sink.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct rte_port_source_params {
 	struct rte_mempool *mempool;
 
 	/** The full path of the pcap file to read packets from */
-	char *file_name;
+	const char *file_name;
 	/** The number of bytes to be read from each packet in the
 	 *  pcap file. If this value is 0, the whole packet is read;
 	 *  if it is bigger than packet size, the generated packets
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ extern struct rte_port_in_ops rte_port_source_ops;
 /** sink port parameters */
 struct rte_port_sink_params {
 	/** The full path of the pcap file to write the packets to */
-	char *file_name;
+	const char *file_name;
 	/** The maximum number of packets write to the pcap file.
 	 *  If this value is 0, the "infinite" write will be carried
 	 *  out.
-- 
2.5.5