document #5626

ChangeLog

@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ StarPU 1.0 (svn revision xxxx)
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 The extensions-again release
 
-  * Make environment variables take precedence over the configuration passed to
-        starpu_init()
+  * struct starpu_data_interface_ops --- operations on a data
+        interface --- define a new function pointer allocate_new_data
+        which creates a new data interface of the given type based on
+        an existing handle
+  * Make environment variables take precedence over the configuration
+        passed to starpu_init()
   * Add man pages for some of the tools
   * Add reduction mode to starpu_mpi_insert_task
   * Add C++ application example in examples/cpp/

doc/chapters/advanced-api.texi

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ An identifier that is unique to each interface.
 
 @item @code{size_t interface_size}
 The size of the interface data descriptor.
+
+@item @code{ void (*allocate_new_data)(starpu_data_handle_t handle, void **data_interface)}
+Create a new data interface of the given type based on the handle @var{handle}.
 @end table
 @end deftp