07/10/2020 12:52, Maxime Coquelin: > On 10/7/20 12:29 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 07/10/2020 12:12, Maxime Coquelin: > >> On 10/7/20 12:09 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > >>> 07/10/2020 10:22, Maxime Coquelin: > >>>> On 10/6/20 9:42 PM, Akhil Goyal wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The series prefixes drivers APIs with rte_<drv_name>_ in > >>>>>> order to avoid namespace pollution. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> These APIs are experimental, so no need to follow the > >>>>>> deprecation process. > >>>>>> > >>>>> Added Fixes commit in patch description. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for applying it to your tree. > >>>> > >>>> I did not add Fixes tag and Cc'ed sta...@dpdk.org on purpose, > >>>> because I thought it is was not a good idea to backport API changes, > >>>> even if this is experimental it might be annoying for the user. > >>>> > >>>> Thomas, do you confirm? > >>> > >>> Absolutely: API must not change in a stable branch. > >>> > >>> If an API is changed, it must be in the release notes. > >> > >> Ok, even for experimental APIs? I thought not. > > > > Yes, experimental means it can change in the main branch > > without prior notice. But it must be noted when it's changed. > > Ok, do you want me to send add-on patches that you will squash when > pulling Akhil's branch?
Yes please
