> > The right name of ethdev should be dpdk_netdev. However: > 1/ We are using rte_ prefix in the code and library names. > 2/ The API uses rte_ethdev > That's why 16.11 will just have the rte_ prefix prepended to the > library filename as every other libraries. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index f502f86..7a55037 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Deprecation Notices > * The log history is deprecated. > It is voided in 16.07 and will be removed in release 16.11. > > +* The ethdev library file will be renamed from libethdev.* to > +librte_ethdev.* > + in release 16.11 in order to have a more consistent namespace. > + > * The ethdev hotplug API is going to be moved to EAL with a > notification > mechanism added to crypto and ethdev libraries so that hotplug > is > now > available to both of them. This API will be stripped of the > device arguments > -- Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> 2.7.0
