[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Monjalon
2015-01-20 09:37, Neil Horman: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 03:00:01PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 2015-01-16 10:33, Neil Horman: > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/doc/abi.txt > > > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ > > > +ABI policy: > > > + ABI versions are set at the time of major release labeling, and ABI may

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Monjalon
2015-01-16 10:33, Neil Horman: > --- /dev/null > +++ b/doc/abi.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ > +ABI policy: > + ABI versions are set at the time of major release labeling, and ABI may > +change multiple times between the last labeling and the HEAD label of the git > +tree without warning > + > +

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Butler, Siobhan A
> -Original Message- > From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman at tuxdriver.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:42 PM > To: Butler, Siobhan A > Cc: Iremonger, Bernard; dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > On Tu

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Monjalon
2015-01-20 13:37, Iremonger, Bernard: > Should there be a reference to this document in the programmers guide? Maybe. You mean that an application developper must be aware of the deprecation policy? So probably yes. And I'd add that the release notes should reference the deprecations. -- Thomas

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread O'driscoll, Tim
> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:24 PM > To: Iremonger, Bernard > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > On Tue, Ja

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Butler, Siobhan A
> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:24 PM > To: Iremonger, Bernard > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > On Tue, Ja

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Iremonger, Bernard
> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:15 AM > To: Neil Horman > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > Th

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Bruce Richardson
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 08:14:50AM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > Thank you Neil for writing this document. > This is a really important change in DPDK. > It would be very good to have comments or acknowledgement from several > developpers. This policy would be enforced by having several Acked-by

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Neil Horman
ev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:24 PM > > > > To: Iremonger, Bernard > > > > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > > >

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Neil Horman
Behalf Of Thomas > > Monjalon > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:15 AM > > > > To: Neil Horman > > > > Cc: dev at dpdk.org > > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > > > > > > > Thank y

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Neil Horman
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 03:00:01PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 2015-01-16 10:33, Neil Horman: > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/doc/abi.txt > > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ > > +ABI policy: > > + ABI versions are set at the time of major release labeling, and ABI may > > +change multiple times between the

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Neil Horman
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation > > > > Thank you Neil for writing this document. > > This is a really important change in DPDK. > > It would be very good to have comments or acknowledgement from several > > developpers.

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-20 Thread Thomas Monjalon
Thank you Neil for writing this document. This is a really important change in DPDK. It would be very good to have comments or acknowledgement from several developpers. This policy would be enforced by having several Acked-by lines. 2015-01-16 10:33, Neil Horman: > Adding a document describing

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Add ABI documentation

2015-01-16 Thread Neil Horman
Adding a document describing rudimentary ABI policy and adding notice space for any deprecation announcements Signed-off-by: Neil Horman CC: Thomas Monjalon CC: "Richardson, Bruce" --- Change notes: v5) Updated documentation to add notes from Thomas M. --- doc/abi.txt | 36