From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E420F37B7 for ; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:31:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 11 Sep 2015 01:31:56 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.17,511,1437462000"; d="scan'208";a="766899795" Received: from irsmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.3]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 11 Sep 2015 01:31:56 -0700 Received: from irsmsx103.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.251]) by IRSMSX108.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.11.12]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:31:54 +0100 From: "Mcnamara, John" To: Thomas Monjalon , "dev@dpdk.org" , "Yigit, Ferruh" , David Marchand Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] igb_uio: use existing PCI macros Thread-Index: AQHQ6+IfxgZlMcN+m0CONG4kHfIoLJ415GUAgAAyFACAANPFgIAAFd5w Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:31:54 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1441900908-29763-1-git-send-email-ferruh.yigit@intel.com> <20150910193300.GA32153@sivlogin002.ir.intel.com> <2640256.iR0jT46UN8@xps13> In-Reply-To: <2640256.iR0jT46UN8@xps13> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.180] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] igb_uio: use existing PCI macros X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:31:58 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 9:11 AM > To: dev@dpdk.org; Yigit, Ferruh; David Marchand > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] igb_uio: use existing PCI macros >=20 > 2015-09-10 20:33, Ferruh Yigit: > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Ferruh Yigit > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Correct, those macros available after kernel version >=3D 2.6.34. > > ... >=20 > Why should we support kernel older than 2.6.34? > Do we need to update doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst? If we do then we should update he Linux Getting Started guide which says: Required: Kernel version >=3D 2.6.33 http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.html#system-software And probably drop the section below itabout patching older kernels. John. --=20