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doc: postpone ABI changes for mbuf

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Mbuf modifications are not ready for 16.11, postpone them to 17.02.

Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
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@ -15,16 +15,17 @@ Deprecation Notices
``nb_seg_max`` and ``nb_mtu_seg_max`` providing information about number of
segments limit to be transmitted by device for TSO/non-TSO packets.
* ABI changes are planned for 16.11 in the ``rte_mbuf`` structure: some fields
* ABI changes are planned for 17.02 in the ``rte_mbuf`` structure: some fields
may be reordered to facilitate the writing of ``data_off``, ``refcnt``, and
``nb_segs`` in one operation, because some platforms have an overhead if the
store address is not naturally aligned. Other mbuf fields, such as the
``port`` field, may be moved or removed as part of this mbuf work.
``port`` field, may be moved or removed as part of this mbuf work. A
``timestamp`` will also be added.
* The mbuf flags PKT_RX_VLAN_PKT and PKT_RX_QINQ_PKT are deprecated and
are respectively replaced by PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED and
PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, that are better described. The old flags and
their behavior will be kept in 16.07 and will be removed in 16.11.
their behavior will be kept until 16.11 and will be removed in 17.02.
* mempool: The functions ``rte_mempool_count`` and ``rte_mempool_free_count``
will be removed in 17.02.