[dpdk-stable] [PATCH stable master] README: indicate master branch is not used

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Mar 11 14:12:18 CET 2020


11/03/2020 12:20, Kevin Traynor:
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/README
> @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
> +DPDK is a set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing.
> +It supports many processor architectures and both FreeBSD and Linux.

I would remove this line because it would need to be updated.

> +
> +The DPDK uses the Open Source BSD-3-Clause license for the core libraries
> +and drivers. The kernel components are GPL-2.0 licensed.
> +
> +Please check the doc directory for release notes,
> +API documentation, and sample application information.

I would remove any reference to the doc directory in an empty branch.
Maybe better to reference the website: http://core.dpdk.org/doc/

> +
> +For questions and usage discussions, subscribe to: users at dpdk.org
> +Report bugs and issues to the development mailing list: dev at dpdk.org
> +
> +This is the master branch of the dpdk-stable repo. It is unused.
> +

Useless blank line here

> +Please switch branch to one of the stable/LTS branches.
> +
> +Details of currently maintained stable/LTS branches are available at:
> +https://core.dpdk.org/roadmap/#stable
> +
> +Releases from current and previously maintained stable/LTS branches
> +are available via git tags or at: https://core.dpdk.org/download/

The rest looks good to me.





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