[dpdk-dev,v2,17/18] doc: update release notes with NFP PF support

Message ID 1504275141-35448-18-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Alejandro Lucero Sept. 1, 2017, 2:12 p.m. UTC
  Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
  

Comments

John McNamara Sept. 4, 2017, 4:12 p.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Alejandro Lucero
> Sent: Friday, September 1, 2017 3:12 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 17/18] doc: update release notes with NFP PF
> support
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
  
Ferruh Yigit Sept. 19, 2017, 9:53 a.m. UTC | #2
On 9/1/2017 3:12 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> index 170f4f9..8773b08 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> @@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ EAL
>  Drivers
>  ~~~~~~~

Note seems added into "Resolved Issues" section, I have moved it to the
"New Features" section, can you please confirm patch from latest next-net?

>  
> +* **nfp: Added PF support.**
> +
> +  Previously Netronome's NFP PMD had just support for VFs. PF support is
> +  just as a basic DPDK port and has no VF management yet.
> +
> +  PF support comes with firmware upload support which allows the PMD to
> +  independently work from kernel netdev NFP drivers.
> +
> +  NFP 4000 devices are also now supported along with previous 6000 devices.
>  
>  Libraries
>  ~~~~~~~~~
>
  
Alejandro Lucero Sept. 19, 2017, 10:49 a.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
wrote:

> On 9/1/2017 3:12 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero@netronome.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst | 9 +++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> > index 170f4f9..8773b08 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
> > @@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ EAL
> >  Drivers
> >  ~~~~~~~
>
> Note seems added into "Resolved Issues" section, I have moved it to the
> "New Features" section, can you please confirm patch from latest next-net?
>
>
It should be inside the "New features" section.

Thanks!


> >
> > +* **nfp: Added PF support.**
> > +
> > +  Previously Netronome's NFP PMD had just support for VFs. PF support is
> > +  just as a basic DPDK port and has no VF management yet.
> > +
> > +  PF support comes with firmware upload support which allows the PMD to
> > +  independently work from kernel netdev NFP drivers.
> > +
> > +  NFP 4000 devices are also now supported along with previous 6000
> devices.
> >
> >  Libraries
> >  ~~~~~~~~~
> >
>
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
index 170f4f9..8773b08 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@  EAL
 Drivers
 ~~~~~~~
 
+* **nfp: Added PF support.**
+
+  Previously Netronome's NFP PMD had just support for VFs. PF support is
+  just as a basic DPDK port and has no VF management yet.
+
+  PF support comes with firmware upload support which allows the PMD to
+  independently work from kernel netdev NFP drivers.
+
+  NFP 4000 devices are also now supported along with previous 6000 devices.
 
 Libraries
 ~~~~~~~~~