From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF29A0521; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 18:26:51 +0100 (CET) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE04D28EE; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 18:26:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-ot1-f66.google.com (mail-ot1-f66.google.com [209.85.210.66]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9330523D for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 18:26:48 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-ot1-f66.google.com with SMTP id 32so16717149otm.3 for ; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:26:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=broadcom.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=fRQvZJUWXxcHwiqJN8YFxcObsoTQ6/Z8Hbzeh5G5//w=; b=WbgKxVUO4v0IynO8zwgDtqOZJd9NWLkDB3U5jRTqyo3PNricTseJ4E1TuF7ewZEwX4 XTLtlu6G4MeO21Z3si2u5lBxvWRTnk8x+iVM2h95KwSn/BroHznmlkLOfm8wl9FuS4Bq Lgs7loMVPRS2L6tHhURGet3l5+TXC2ERoVFfs= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=fRQvZJUWXxcHwiqJN8YFxcObsoTQ6/Z8Hbzeh5G5//w=; b=Bzjcq+1tAkLHat7Lpc8EDiNrVI/YLK9NGsbqaiScVgBt3+mOlX+0J1xsgTgcq1pPey 1jiJqfY68tkiPZZjMkRSA7AsFtNdh4wMruNhyz1Bwoev3qt3PlJTVslKW7C7lJfKmExR a4KIum6qSvbmrkkZEU5J5h7YWxLKl8A3TIRm26JdcyMJ266zXbAlyqLBqU9WmCORa7UH +jGkv73RifmG2k8gfLfltanmZiXr/XVWFTsl4UlAnEXQ5i4v76cx7eNTZ+TWcZzkfWI1 GY/ldf4aPuTVg7wTj5H8mJ7he2maZALPQn135XciLTohIwp/5Xw3P0afF3jtBtfQPv32 O9sw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530R6o06cn7+P2/UHyxV4E0syl90nr/5QTdci1hsaQ2+02Rd48MD lHKxK2EHKw7KGSt0QojvbUJp+2LsNbCDer4iABx8R7UTyJMrhQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzALUjUVnPwn1kVgw/dYOU7gTsrJYMateJsC4lNM4fxW0vU498aWBTHy0YISWacQ9qRKE7KfpHmEUyNgQsW6kI= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:17d6:: with SMTP id p22mr17437306ota.154.1604424406636; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:26:46 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20201026214604.35570-1-ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com> <2666facf-a764-340e-34b8-a898797421d0@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <2666facf-a764-340e-34b8-a898797421d0@redhat.com> From: Ajit Khaparde Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:26:30 -0800 Message-ID: To: Kevin Traynor Cc: dpdk-dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce end of support for some Broadcom devices 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: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 2:50 AM Kevin Traynor wrote: > > Hi Ajit, > > On 26/10/2020 21:46, Ajit Khaparde wrote: > > Devices belonging to BCM573xx and BCM5740x family will not be supported > > from the 21.02 release. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde > > --- > > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 ++++++ > > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > index 2e082499b8..f1fce4210d 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > > @@ -166,3 +166,9 @@ Deprecation Notices > > ``make``. Given environments are too much variables for such a simple script, > > it will be removed in DPDK 20.11. > > Some useful parts may be converted into specific scripts. > > + > > +* Broadcom bnxt PMD: NetXtreme devices belonging to the ``BCM573xx and > > + BCM5740x`` families will no longer be supported as of DPDK 21.02. > > + Specifically the support for the following Broadcom PCI ids will be removed > > + from the release: ``0x16c8, 0x16c9, 0x16ca, 0x16ce, 0x16cf, 0x16df,`` > > + ``0x16d0, 0x16d1, 0x16d2, 0x16d4, 0x16d5, 0x16e7, 0x16e8, 0x16e9``. > > > > It might be worth adding to the bnxt.rst section about these NICs, as > there is no hint that they are deprecated for a user reading that. Thanks Kevin. I will add that when the support is really removed. Since the deprecation is not really planned for 20.11 I think it is not really needed for now? > > Where I'm not clear is about 20.11. It will be an LTS, will they be > supported for the lifetime of 20.11 on the 20.11 branch? 20.11 will have the support. The deprecation is planned for 21.02. Thanks Ajit > > Kevin. >