doc: document KNI limitation in release notes
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Commit a9460a0b2efb ("kni: fix build on Linux 4.19") disables some
ethtool commands because they are removed in newer (4.19) kernels.
This patch documents removed functionality.
Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
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05/11/2018 18:09, Ferruh Yigit:
> Commit a9460a0b2efb ("kni: fix build on Linux 4.19") disables some
> ethtool commands because they are removed in newer (4.19) kernels.
>
> This patch documents removed functionality.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@ API Changes
* eventdev: Type of 2nd parameter to ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get()``
has been changed from uint8_t to uint16_t.
+* KNI, when ethtool support enabled (``CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL=y``)
+ ethtool commands ``ETHTOOL_GSET & ETHTOOL_SSET`` are no more supported for the
+ kernels that has ``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS & ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS`` support.
+ This means ``ethtool "-a|--show-pause", "-s|--change"`` won't work, and
+ ``ethtool <iface>`` output will have less information.
+
ABI Changes
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