[v2,2/3] doc: announce new cpu flag added to rte_cpu_flag_t

Message ID 20230413115334.43172-2-sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series [v2,1/3] eal: add x86 cpuid support for monitorx |

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Sivaprasad Tummala April 13, 2023, 11:53 a.m. UTC
A new flag RTE_CPUFLAG_MONITORX is added to rte_cpu_flag_t in
DPDK 23.07 release to support monitorx instruction on Epyc processors.
This results in ABI breakage for legacy apps.

Signed-off-by: Sivaprasad Tummala <sivaprasad.tummala@amd.com>
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 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
  

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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index dcc1ca1696..65e849616d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -163,3 +163,6 @@  Deprecation Notices
   The new port library API (functions rte_swx_port_*)
   will gradually transition from experimental to stable status
   starting with DPDK 23.07 release.
+
+* eal/x86: The enum ``rte_cpu_flag_t`` will be extended with a new cpu flag
+  ``RTE_CPUFLAG_MONITORX`` to support monitorx instruction on Epyc processors.