/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause * Copyright(c) 2015 Neil Horman . * All rights reserved. */ #ifndef _RTE_COMPAT_H_ #define _RTE_COMPAT_H_ #include #ifdef RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB /* * Provides backwards compatibility when updating exported functions. * When a symol is exported from a library to provide an API, it also provides a * calling convention (ABI) that is embodied in its name, return type, * arguments, etc. On occasion that function may need to change to accommodate * new functionality, behavior, etc. When that occurs, it is desirable to * allow for backwards compatibility for a time with older binaries that are * dynamically linked to the dpdk. To support that, the __vsym and * VERSION_SYMBOL macros are created. They, in conjunction with the * _version.map file for a given library allow for multiple versions of * a symbol to exist in a shared library so that older binaries need not be * immediately recompiled. * * Refer to the guidelines document in the docs subdirectory for details on the * use of these macros */ /* * Macro Parameters: * b - function base name * e - function version extension, to be concatenated with base name * n - function symbol version string to be applied * f - function prototype * p - full function symbol name */ /* * VERSION_SYMBOL * Creates a symbol version table entry binding symbol @DPDK_ to the internal * function name _ */ #define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n)) /* * BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL * Creates a symbol version entry instructing the linker to bind references to * symbol to the internal symbol _ */ #define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n) __asm__(".symver " RTE_STR(b) RTE_STR(e) ", " RTE_STR(b) "@@DPDK_" RTE_STR(n)) #define __vsym __attribute__((used)) /* * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL * If a function has been bifurcated into multiple versions, none of which * are defined as the exported symbol name in the map file, this macro can be * used to alias a specific version of the symbol to its exported name. For * example, if you have 2 versions of a function foo_v1 and foo_v2, where the * former is mapped to foo@DPDK_1 and the latter is mapped to foo@DPDK_2 when * building a shared library, this macro can be used to map either foo_v1 or * foo_v2 to the symbol foo when building a static library, e.g.: * MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(void foo(), foo_v2); */ #define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p) #else /* * No symbol versioning in use */ #define VERSION_SYMBOL(b, e, n) #define __vsym #define BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(b, e, n) #define MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(f, p) f __attribute__((alias(RTE_STR(p)))) /* * RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=n */ #endif #ifndef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API #define __rte_experimental \ __attribute__((deprecated("Symbol is not yet part of stable ABI"), \ section(".text.experimental"))) #else #define __rte_experimental \ __attribute__((section(".text.experimental"))) #endif #endif /* _RTE_COMPAT_H_ */