doc: announce rename of octeontx_ep driver
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To enable single unified driver to support current OcteonTx and
future Octeon PCI endpoint NICs, octeontx_ep driver is renamed to
octeon_ep to reflect common driver for all Octeon based
PCI endpoint NICs.
Signed-off-by: Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
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On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:40 PM Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com> wrote:
>
> To enable single unified driver to support current OcteonTx and
> future Octeon PCI endpoint NICs, octeontx_ep driver is renamed to
> octeon_ep to reflect common driver for all Octeon based
> PCI endpoint NICs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerinj@marvell.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 9 +++++++++
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index 4e5b23c53d..d50e68aed4 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -125,3 +125,12 @@ Deprecation Notices
> applications should be updated to use the ``dmadev`` library instead,
> with the underlying HW-functionality being provided by the ``ioat`` or
> ``idxd`` dma drivers
> +
> +* drivers/octeontx_ep: rename octeontx_ep drivers
> +
> + Current driver name "octeontx_ep" was to support OcteonTX line of products.
> + This is renamed to apply for all Octeon EP products:
> + OcteonTX + future Octeon chipsets.
> + This deprecation notice is to do following actions in DPDK v22.11 version.
> +
> + #. Rename ``drivers/net/octeontx_ep/`` to ``drivers/net/octeon_ep/``
> --
> 2.36.0
>
30/06/2022 20:55, Veerasenareddy Burru:
> To enable single unified driver to support current OcteonTx and
> future Octeon PCI endpoint NICs, octeontx_ep driver is renamed to
> octeon_ep to reflect common driver for all Octeon based
> PCI endpoint NICs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com>
> ---
> +* drivers/octeontx_ep: rename octeontx_ep drivers
It is only one driver, right?
> + Current driver name "octeontx_ep" was to support OcteonTX line of products.
> + This is renamed to apply for all Octeon EP products:
It should be in future: "It will be renamed"
> + OcteonTX + future Octeon chipsets.
> + This deprecation notice is to do following actions in DPDK v22.11 version.
No need this last sentence.
With better wording, I would ack.
@@ -125,3 +125,12 @@ Deprecation Notices
applications should be updated to use the ``dmadev`` library instead,
with the underlying HW-functionality being provided by the ``ioat`` or
``idxd`` dma drivers
+
+* drivers/octeontx_ep: rename octeontx_ep drivers
+
+ Current driver name "octeontx_ep" was to support OcteonTX line of products.
+ This is renamed to apply for all Octeon EP products:
+ OcteonTX + future Octeon chipsets.
+ This deprecation notice is to do following actions in DPDK v22.11 version.
+
+ #. Rename ``drivers/net/octeontx_ep/`` to ``drivers/net/octeon_ep/``