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From: Siobhan Butler <siobhan.a.butler@intel.com>
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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 11:32:35 +0000
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Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add warning for fm10k early driver
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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