From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wr1-f66.google.com (mail-wr1-f66.google.com [209.85.221.66]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD58598 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:51:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-wr1-f66.google.com with SMTP id t13-v6so381036wrv.12 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:51:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=6wind-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-disposition; bh=2hNabgj4RIdd+0p+R7r1N7cwuhXLETxWw13Y8yu0aGE=; b=eHs4U6b/SuTluoWufy7iGMYotM/fFLRJYFLVaF/UMhh5FNNCCLM/3kcajWs38s8NMf R95UYkAV0Q9dBwSaWl9kDRF4bRL8zJ7OXMhguli75JEykv1PxnkfXc/oj4K7j73Hf3o6 GppShW/yCSx07wrljNJiuwwOqjb8/WMHepn8q600/uc2wUmnc2lmBWCzyvzKGGXLDqsB t+MsR5PPv/fIhc0bhdmFZtqpOZPX6esnMeiVAYAJl40FDdcE/KVx55oViJXnDe/PO3/i pZJUtozlVPTJ9+4oZ4TZtRNeC1HKrASfqtFF0J45dL9F739Rz5ehQvy/jr/dDHalot/c v3Ug== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mime-version :content-disposition; bh=2hNabgj4RIdd+0p+R7r1N7cwuhXLETxWw13Y8yu0aGE=; b=BJDgeLBgUMB2BY6fjSuAvvASYa7ZsEmgRt2b4cnTrJUCPx6HTsyKJWaoCPjfnWe3R+ mrqcGvLnJWtgDUrz9hyCQnwex4LK0RwWSBsoLfuIykI4zHajrfgLkM4JJ9SktYsYo7eY pJGBExGZNxniBIxhW6bjeBnPtJwCi3DfTQRoqCt0K68Oq+wysbqxtof8owBNwHPqKIG0 vOfvsH3b5EbuGfRAukxFJtAUiiT4VpokUvv3CM1gQvPo8Eate6TWca4VbdeLbGZ0cV64 +AzDSrZMUuhq1xLkou+i8pd++vLvGLoS6sRU88dNtpaYMQtY7y7a0uXSlc0EgYz8kGbA WTqA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlH5RHMSZXPwDAjn6N6M3ZyGjE6UXOAZz0djFQQu2rWBQeSZ40+i 8A7g3lqhJtx2nSn+e7mtno7/yDuZpu58VA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AAOMgpfifOKXltFwwcC6zJRllZieFnkU89+Oyo0/6v2XbxZqV5+Hm2SGNTIRhTJQvtMFSMv3Dk6Vqw== X-Received: by 2002:a5d:6581:: with SMTP id q1-v6mr3329640wru.141.1532346672400; Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:51:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 6wind.com (host.78.145.23.62.rev.coltfrance.com. [62.23.145.78]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q140-v6sm9159956wmb.35.2018.07.23.04.51.11 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:51:11 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:50:55 +0200 From: Adrien Mazarguil To: Shahaf Shuler Cc: dev@dpdk.org Message-ID: <20180723114930.22543-1-adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.0 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: fix mlx5 dependencies 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, 23 Jul 2018 11:51:12 -0000 The new dependency of mlx5 to libmnl must be reflected in documentation. Fixes: 4d5cce06231a ("net/mlx5: lay groundwork for switch offloads") Signed-off-by: Adrien Mazarguil --- doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst index ebf233649..4d692fa81 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst @@ -448,6 +448,12 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately: This library basically implements send/receive calls to the hardware queues. +- **libmnl** + + Minimalistic Netlink library mainly relied on to manage E-Switch flow + rules (i.e. those with the "transfer" attribute and typically involving + port representors). + - **Kernel modules** They provide the kernel-side Verbs API and low level device drivers that @@ -526,6 +532,19 @@ required from that distribution. this DPDK release was developed and tested against is strongly recommended. Please check the `prerequisites`_. +Libmnl +^^^^^^ + +Minimal version for libmnl is **1.0.3**. + +As a dependency of the **iproute2** suite, this library is often installed +by default. It is otherwise readily available through standard system +packages. + +Its development headers must be installed in order to compile this PMD. +These packages are usually named **libmnl-dev** or **libmnl-devel** +depending on the Linux distribution. + Supported NICs -------------- -- 2.11.0