[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Thomas Monjalon
2015-06-25 07:35, Neil Horman: > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 11:09:29PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 2015-06-24 14:34, Neil Horman: > > > +Some ABI changes may be too significant to reasonably maintain multiple > > > +versions. In those cases ABI's may be updated without backward > > > compatibil

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Gonzalez Monroy, Sergio
t; To: dev at dpdk.org >>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation >>> >>> People have been asking for ways to use the ABI macros, heres some >>> docs to >>> clarify their use. Included is: >>> >>> * An overview of what

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Gonzalez Monroy, Sergio
On 25/06/2015 08:19, Zhang, Helin wrote: > >> -Original Message- >> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman >> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:35 AM >> To: dev at dpdk.org >> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some doc

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Neil Horman
On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 07:19:49AM +, Zhang, Helin wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman > > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:35 AM > > To: dev at dpdk.org > > Subject: [d

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Neil Horman
On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 11:09:29PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 2015-06-24 14:34, Neil Horman: > > +Some ABI changes may be too significant to reasonably maintain multiple > > +versions. In those cases ABI's may be updated without backward > > compatibility > > +being provided. The requirements

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-25 Thread Zhang, Helin
> -Original Message- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:35 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation > > People have been asking for ways to use the A

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-24 Thread Thomas Monjalon
2015-06-24 14:34, Neil Horman: > +Some ABI changes may be too significant to reasonably maintain multiple > +versions. In those cases ABI's may be updated without backward compatibility > +being provided. The requirements for doing so are: > + > +#. At least 3 acknowledgments of the need to do so m

[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv2 2/2] ABI: Add some documentation

2015-06-24 Thread Neil Horman
People have been asking for ways to use the ABI macros, heres some docs to clarify their use. Included is: * An overview of what ABI is * Details of the ABI deprecation process * Details of the versioning macros * Examples of their use * Details of how to use the ABI validator Thanks to John Mcn