[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add warning for fm10k early driver

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add warning for fm10k early driver

[Siobhan Butler]

This patch adds a note to the release notes new features,
as a warning regarding the early status of the FM10K driver for pre-release access

Signed-off-by: Siobhan Butler <siobhan.a.butler@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/new_features.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/new_features.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/new_features.rst
index a27e360..890671c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/new_features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/new_features.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 
 New Features
 ============
+*   Poll-mode driver support for an early release of the PCIE host interface of the Intel(R) Ethernet Switch FM10000.
+
+.. note:: The software is intended to run on pre-release hardware and may contain unknown or unresolved defects or 
+          issues related to functionality and performance.
+          The poll mode driver is also pre-release and will be updated to a released version post hardware and base driver release.
+          Should the official hardware release be made between DPDK releases an updated poll-mode driver will be made available.
+
 *   Link Bonding
 
     *   Support for 802.3ad link aggregation (mode 4) and transmit load balancing (mode 5) to the link bonding library.
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add warning for fm10k early driver

[Thomas Monjalon]

2015-03-22 11:32, Siobhan Butler:
> This patch adds a note to the release notes new features,
> as a warning regarding the early status of the FM10K driver for pre-release access
> 
> Signed-off-by: Siobhan Butler <siobhan.a.butler@intel.com>

Applied, thanks