>On 13/05/2020 09:58, David Marchand wrote:
>> On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 3:05 AM <pbhagavat...@marvell.com>
>wrote:
>>> diff --git a/devtools/libabigail.abignore
>b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
>>> index c9ee73cb3..dfe346db4 100644
>>> --- a/devtools/libabigail.abignore
>>> +++ b/devtools/libabigail.abignore
>>> @@ -48,3 +48,7 @@
>>>          changed_enumerators = RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_LIST_END
>>>  [suppress_variable]
>>>          name = rte_crypto_aead_algorithm_strings
>>> +
>>> +; Ignore moving internal OCTEONTX2 stable functions to INTERNAL
>tag
>>> +[suppress_file]
>>> +       soname_regexp = librte_common_octeontx2.*
>>
>> This syntax will work with libabigail (current master and 1.7), but
>> not with older versions like the 1.6 we use in Travis:
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__travis-
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>>
>> mlx common drivers were handled with the file_name_regexp
>syntax.
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
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>>
>>
>> Rather than bump to 1.7 in Travis, my preference goes to using a
>> single syntax for those exceptions.
>>
>> Ray, opinion?
>>
>
>We need to aim for lowest common denominator support.
>Ubuntu 20.04 shipped with 1.6
>Ubuntu 20.04 shipped with 1.2 (however I suspect we will soon be
>depreciating this).
>
>CentOS 8/7 EPEL both ship with 1.7
>
>Supporting 1.6 is a reasonable choice.

Sure, I will send a v3.

Thanks,
Pavan.

>
>Ray K

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