From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga03.intel.com (mga03.intel.com [134.134.136.65]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72A86DED for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:22:33 +0100 (CET) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga003.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.29]) by orsmga103.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 31 Oct 2018 00:22:32 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.54,447,1534834800"; d="scan'208";a="92602114" Received: from dpdk-test38.sh.intel.com ([10.67.119.115]) by FMSMGA003.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 31 Oct 2018 00:22:31 -0700 From: Marvin Liu To: thomas@monjalon.net Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Marvin Liu Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:49:07 +0800 Message-Id: <20181031144907.303203-1-yong.liu@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.14.1 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] Doc: add known issue for restricted vdev ethdev ops in secondary process X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 07:22:33 -0000 Signed-off-by: Marvin Liu diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst index 95e4ce693..617255cd7 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst @@ -759,3 +759,21 @@ Netvsc driver and application restart **Driver/Module**: ``uio_hv_generic`` module. + + +Restricted vdev ethdev operations supported in secondary process +---------------------------------------------------------------- +**Description** + In current virtual device sharing model, Ethernet device data structure will be + shared between primary and secondary process. Only those Ethernet device operations + which based on it are workable in secondary process. + +**Implication** + Some Ethernet device operations like device start/stop will be failed on virtual + device in secondary process. + +**Affected Environment/Platform**: + ALL. + +**Driver/Module**: + Virtual Device Poll Mode Driver (PMD). -- 2.14.1