[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: fix the release notes for Mellanox PMD

[Asaf Penso]

Regards,
Asaf Penso

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Viacheslav Ovsiienko
> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:55 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland at mellanox.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: fix the release notes for Mellanox PMD
> 
> The mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 platform with OFED version 5.1-
> 0.6.6.0 (latest GA release at the moment).
> Release notes know issues chapter is updated accordingly, workaround is
> proposed.
> 
> Fixes: 544f35c334e5 ("doc: add tested platforms with Mellanox NICs")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at mellanox.com>
> 
> ---
> v1->v2: indent fix
>         "might not/does not" fix
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> index 9761f5a..3b29aef 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> @@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ Known Issues
>     Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
>     =========================================================
> 
> +* **mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 with OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0.**
> +
> +  Consider using the newer OFED releases, the previous  OFED
> + 5.0-2.1.8.0, or upstream rdma-core library v29 and above.
> +
> 
>  Tested Platforms
>  ----------------
> @@ -489,4 +494,4 @@ Tested Platforms
> 
>    * OFED:
> 
> -    * MLNX_OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0
> +    * MLNX_OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0
> --
> 1.8.3.1
Acked-by: Asaf Penso <asafp at mellanox.com>