06/08/2020 19:00, Stephen Hemminger: > On Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:49:28 +0200 > Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote: > > > 30/07/2020 02:57, Stephen Hemminger: > > > Announce upcoming changes related to master/slave in reference > > > to lcore. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> > > > --- > > > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > index 99c98062ffc2..7c60779f3e68 100644 > > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > > @@ -148,3 +148,20 @@ Deprecation Notices > > > Python 2 support will be completely removed in 20.11. > > > In 20.08, explicit deprecation warnings will be displayed when running > > > scripts with Python 2. > > > + > > > +* eal: To be more inclusive in choice of naming, the DPDK project > > > + will replace uses of master/slave in the API's and command line > > > arguments. > > > > nit: double space > > > + > > > + References to master/slave in relation to lcore will be renamed > > > + to initial/worker. The function ``rte_get_master_lcore()`` > > > + will be renamed to ``rte_get_initial_lcore()``. > > > + For the 20.11, release both names will be present and the > > > > nit: comma misplaced > > > > > + old function will be marked with the deprecated tag. > > > + The old function will be removed in 21.11 version. > > > + > > > + The iterator for worker lcores will also change: > > > + ``RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE`` will be replaced with > > > + ``RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER``. > > > + > > > + The ``master-lcore`` argument to testpmd will be replaced > > > + with ``initial-lcore``. > > > > It doesn't say that the old argument will be kept for compatibility in > > 20.11. > > Testpmd is not part of API/ABI compatibility area so it is not a hard > requirement.
Not really hard, but I would say it is annoying enough to consider maintaining compatibility in testpmd for some time.