From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm1-f68.google.com (mail-wm1-f68.google.com [209.85.128.68]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD9E55F51 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:57:09 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-wm1-f68.google.com with SMTP id q187so139346wme.5 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:57:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=DyMDBPNw0uZRASFn2GpHgiqn7/kL8ddlazI4HUW3zqE=; b=CQfen5ATgS0ey1LNYacTRn25BeN+XsNrrinVfRnP0OxblDaQji7gQnuaeZDoJWUcCv shwe4RDDeCabdf5Eg3kqA/pXdge+8c7aGG1LDOyNTonixb6zteOEp8oDKBHPzSjA/LVH gBekulslDPM7mu6qAGVx11aDv3kc2SOGxYR+mvdFM1cOgxDeWTJCZ1kMQ7/dxa5mq/7r gw6/0Ua4AStjwMMdyslZsuUnM6esmfM6dpKF8zbzBA84M/2ZJuknsU0dz4sp+bMGm5YR BT2tkIzjtXh6Ouc9qmnh8Ru1rDLQjXYdKgwnCh9MUMEfU+4MZvcuy3evPNckBoagzSBT /XHA== 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=DyMDBPNw0uZRASFn2GpHgiqn7/kL8ddlazI4HUW3zqE=; b=ipfIp/4f3X6qewj1knHjDJK+ZetJovj5hIchQPQmdSiZyONDc+sLCkuIjmGTjRW2In Whu6benRYjKT0aX4YiTEUFdmwt+G5FEgF9b0iUroKBKqcFp1M637IpCv33yEwW659+Pe U3Q9GqYu8mdRUVZm+JfwmbKRL/KliiNJbIxPsQiHd+zP8hd+FW7dMWx06mN7usIiSesd iMlzUgvqZ44WalEr7jqWENGw+a6rbGCZsPVm/I0GZDafEZqeK/434rJfBsCGc/jjFXzK CQnpGur3jIcpP71vssnsZv5KfvYgFZJcu9mI296P8IVjS+PATA72THVlNwxBORfKu2j3 5LvQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AHQUAuYLzTz04zY7KA+EDvYk7lAuO39sjAgO7PNz93MgR07VWxawAh8W lNxM/0tUt9e/HeL9XrFHVbZkJn2Laf3ZVSUHA0s= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AHgI3IYwxNVn+nPCGvTpKyrdaF7jz68pfgPKcnkN2cYcdJCXky389o/aJzfeNNPSn6IKJmOKKDVOaQ2Ygtun1d67VH8= X-Received: by 2002:a1c:a885:: with SMTP id r127mr198047wme.74.1550516228476; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:57:08 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190218123002.26908-1-ferruh.yigit@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <20190218123002.26908-1-ferruh.yigit@intel.com> From: Rami Rosen Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:56:58 +0200 Message-ID: To: Ferruh Yigit Cc: dev@dpdk.org, nhorman@tuxdriver.com, John McNamara , Marko Kovacevic Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: deprecate KNI ethtool support 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: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:57:10 -0000 Acked-by: Rami Rosen =D7=91=D7=AA=D7=90=D7=A8=D7=99=D7=9A =D7=99=D7=95=D7=9D =D7=91=D7=B3, 18 = =D7=91=D7=A4=D7=91=D7=A8=D7=B3 2019, 14:30, =D7=9E=D7=90=D7=AA Ferruh Yigit= < ferruh.yigit@intel.com>: > Remove KNI ethtool support. > > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit > --- > RFC Patch: https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/49025/ > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 8 ++++++++ > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 1b4fcb7e6..0491eeea1 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -75,3 +75,11 @@ Deprecation Notices > > * crypto/aesni_mb: the minimum supported intel-ipsec-mb library version > will be > changed from 0.49.0 to 0.52.0. > + > +* kni: remove KNI ethtool support. To clarify, this is not to remove the > KNI, > + but only to remove ethtool support of it that is disabled by default a= nd > + can be enabled via ``CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL`` config option. > + Existing KNI ethtool implementation is only supported by ``igb`` & > ``ixgbe`` > + drivers, by using a copy of kernel drivers in DPDK. This model can't b= e > extend > + to all drivers in DPDK and it is too much effort to maintain kernel > modules in DPDK. > + As a result users won't be able to use ``ethtool`` via ``igb`` & > ``ixgbe`` anymore. > -- > 2.20.1 > >