RE: [PATCH v4] doc: announce changes in bbdev related to enum extension

["Chautru, Nicolas" <nicolas.chautru@intel.com>]

Hi Thomas, 
Kind reminder on this one.
Thanks
Nic

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chautru, Nicolas
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 9:13 AM
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH v4] doc: announce changes in bbdev related to enum
> extension
> 
> Hi Thomas,
> Can this one be applied based on your review?
> Thanks
> Nic
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:54 AM
> > To: Chautru, Nicolas <nicolas.chautru@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org;
> > gakhil@marvell.com; thomas@monjalon.net
> > Cc: trix@redhat.com; Kinsella, Ray <ray.kinsella@intel.com>;
> > Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>;
> > hemant.agrawal@nxp.com; david.marchand@redhat.com;
> > stephen@networkplumber.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] doc: announce changes in bbdev related to enum
> > extension
> >
> > Hi Nicolas,
> >
> > On 6/9/22 02:34, Nicolas Chautru wrote:
> > > Intent to resolve in DPDK 22.11 historical usage which prevents
> > > graceful extension of enum and API without troublesome ABI breakage
> > > as well as extending API RTE_BBDEV_OP_FFT for new operation type in
> > > bbdev as well as other new members in existing structures.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Chautru <nicolas.chautru@intel.com>
> > > ---
> > >   doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 11 +++++++++++
> > >   1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > index 4e5b23c..c8ab1ec 100644
> > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > > @@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > >     session and the private data of session. An opaque pointer can be
> exposed
> > >     directly to application which can be attached to the ``rte_crypto_op``.
> > >
> > > +* bbdev: ``RTE_BBDEV_OP_TYPE_COUNT`` terminating the
> > > +``rte_bbdev_op_type``
> > > +  enum will be deprecated and instead use fixed array size when
> > > +required to allow for
> > > +  future enum extension.
> > > +  Will extend API to support new operation type
> > > +``RTE_BBDEV_OP_FFT`` as per this
> > > +  RFC https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=22111
> > > +  New members will be added in ``rte_bbdev_driver_info`` to expose
> > > +PMD queue topology inspired
> > > +  by this RFC
> > > +https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=22076
> > > +  New member will be added in ``rte_bbdev_driver_info`` to expose
> > > +the device status as per
> > > +  this RFC https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=23367
> > > +  This should be updated in DPDK 22.11.
> > > +
> > >   * security: Hide structure ``rte_security_session`` and expose an opaque
> > >     pointer for the private data to the application which can be attached
> > >     to the packet while enqueuing.
> >
> > Thanks for rewording the notice.
> >
> > Acked-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>
> >
> > Maxime