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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 9/9] doc: add note about blacklist/whitelist changes
Date: Sun,  7 Jun 2020 10:01:27 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200607170127.15694-10-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200607170127.15694-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>

The blacklist/whitelist changes to API will not be a breaking
change for applications in this release but worth adding a note
to encourage migration.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
index 39064afbe968..502d67f26ff8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* eal: The definitions related to including and excluding devices
+  has been changed from blacklist/whitelist to blocklist/allowlist.
+  There are compatiablity macros and command line mapping to accept
+  the old values but applications and scripts are strongly encouraged
+  to migrate to the new names.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
-- 
2.26.2


  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-06-07 17:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-07 17:01 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/9] Rename blacklist/whitelist to blocklist/allowlist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/9] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/9] mk: replace reference to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/9] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/9] eal: replace usage of blacklist/whitelist in enum Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 22:48   ` Gaëtan Rivet
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/9] drivers: replace references to blacklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/9] eal: replace pci-whitelist/pci-blacklist options Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08  9:30   ` Bruce Richardson
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 7/9] doc: replace references to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 8/9] app/test: use new allowlist and blocklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-07 17:01 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2020-06-08  8:35 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/9] Rename blacklist/whitelist to blocklist/allowlist Luca Boccassi
2020-06-08 19:25 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/10] Rename blacklist/whitelist to Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/10] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/10] mk: replace reference to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/10] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/10] eal: replace usage of blacklist/whitelist in enum Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/10] drivers: replace references to blacklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/10] eal: replace pci-whitelist/pci-blacklist options Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/10] doc: replace references to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/10] app/test: use new allowlist and blocklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/10] doc: add note about blacklist/whitelist changes Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-08 19:25   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/10] eal: mark old macros for blacklist/whitelist as deprecated Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-09  9:37   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/10] Rename blacklist/whitelist to Luca Boccassi
2020-07-15 23:02 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/9] rename blacklist/whitelist to exclude/include Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/9] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/9] mk: replace reference to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/9] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/9] eal: replace usage of blacklist/whitelist in enum Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/9] drivers: replace references to blacklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/9] eal: replace pci-whitelist/pci-blacklist options Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/9] app/test: use new allowlist and blocklist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 8/9] eal: mark old macros for blacklist/whitelist as deprecated Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:02   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 9/9] doc: replace references to blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 23:49     ` Stephen Hemminger

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