Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: register rte_panic user callback

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

07/03/2018 12:02, Arnon Warshavsky:
> > > Can this really go into current release without deprecation notices?
> >
> > If such an exception is done, it must be approved by the technical board.
> > We need to check few criterias:
> >         - which functions need to be changed
> >         - how the application is impacted
> >         - what is the urgency
> >
> > If a panic is removed and the application is not already checking some
> > error code, the execution will continue without considering the error.
> >
> 
> > Some rte_panic could be probably removed without any impact on
> > applications.
> > Some rte_panic could wait for 18.08 with a notice in 18.05.
> > If some rte_panic cannot wait, it must be discussed specifically.
> >
> 
> Every panic removal must be handled all the way up in all call paths.
> If not all instances can be removed at once in 18.05 (which seems to be the
> case)
> maybe we should keep the callback patch until all the remains are gone.

Why introducing a new API for a temporary solution?
It has always been like that, so the remaining occurences could wait
one more release, isn't it?