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Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce lcore_config symbol removal
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New accessors have been introduced to provide the hidden information.
This symbol can now be kept internal.

Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 37b8592..b18de70 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
 * eal: The function ``rte_eal_remote_launch`` will return new error codes
   after read or write error on the pipe, instead of calling ``rte_panic``.
 
+* eal: the ``lcore_config`` struct and global symbol will be made private to
+  remove it from the externally visible ABI and allow it to be updated in the
+  future.
+
 * eal: both declaring and identifying devices will be streamlined in v18.11.
   New functions will appear to query a specific port from buses, classes of
   device and device drivers. Device declaration will be made coherent with the
-- 
1.8.3.1