Re: [PATCH] doc: deprecation notice to add callback data to rte_event_fp_ops

[Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 11:01 PM Sivaprasad Tummala
<sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com> wrote:
>
> Deprecation notice to add "rte_eventdev_port_data" field to

Could you share the rational for why rte_eventdev_port_data needs to be added?


> ``rte_event_fp_ops`` for callback support.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sivaprasad Tummala <sivaprasad.tummala@amd.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 8e1cdd677a..2c69338818 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ Deprecation Notices
>    ``rte_cryptodev_get_auth_algo_string``, ``rte_cryptodev_get_aead_algo_string`` and
>    ``rte_cryptodev_asym_get_xform_string`` respectively.
>
> +* eventdev: The struct rte_event_fp_ops will be updated with a new element
> +  rte_eventdev_port_data to support optional callbacks in DPDK 23.11. This changes
> +  the size of rte_event_fp_ops and result in ABI change.
> +
>  * flow_classify: The flow_classify library and example have no maintainer.
>    The library is experimental and, as such, it could be removed from DPDK.
>    Its removal has been postponed to let potential users report interest
> --
> 2.34.1
>