Inform users that rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port() will add a size parameter in next release.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> --- 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 17f90a6352..d390a1640a 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst @@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ Deprecation Notices * net/iavf: The dynamic mbuf field used to detect LLDP packets on the transmit path in the iavf PMD will be removed in a future release. After removal, only packet type-based detection will be supported. + +* ethdev: Starting in 26.11, the function ``rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port()`` + will take a size parameter as well as the string buffer. + This will detect and prevent accidental overwriting of caller provided buffer. -- 2.53.0
