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 B8719A04B5; Fri, 6 Nov 2020 21:59:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C03C7100C; Fri, 6 Nov 2020 21:59:57 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-ot1-f65.google.com (mail-ot1-f65.google.com [209.85.210.65]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BABDAF64 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2020 21:59:55 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-ot1-f65.google.com with SMTP id h62so2519438oth.9 for ; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:59:55 -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=5wxYtLIcphisw2yJu1aZA1xExkMwEexyTR7pldkal8c=; b=CBXno+DN2lxuiM2P/fQ/Iz2Uk0NE3VXl1cb3ao4ejBLAfQS4IhfLc/4KqJurmop3lm Fwu7MUVyG+l6Z6wax7I7h8v4P+66PyfLOIxMbDQqjAnWLORPnNky/0d81gjnH5C5fhq6 JkO5vNdouZUBTNnPTfgwzMCTowzkARwP8OCQc= 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=5wxYtLIcphisw2yJu1aZA1xExkMwEexyTR7pldkal8c=; b=kDk4cBe6Vs1LEv1ETyTyxefeOJdz4H5YzL8nDyzuow4DtEEqeg5segtSSlfRUW/Spw rsw1pBxSquQMfUj+GFk2jl/qEnN6vvZ7EWlrNt+Unf3gNoesP+pEe00XHr/N6t6x3hMu x0n4v/U5V4vL54ROT6gnykcyl5EcxmdXm8+fGWbp8yfDVg4k9Puxd1ogRUe7X+LEn3U8 Gk7cEB+KBrJqxaLytADnav8sX/u6ik5rzudDimrh/kSs606NNGYMyDWB6acJ6/vccby4 aCVmSBo+ZTU0oczjveATnEGb3LDEwkr1lNCjwcaaDYxUoyzL6YyKffefbrE8GwFfplg5 cjyw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533mO8qFEqEo6DNaXoLeeu4ogudoDTeDK8dufNCJ04IKVLWYpuAq jsBlyb2ceKryOiajY146uwNpYZBp24sbVJkBYJoWbQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwj5DaQOobrJITt0lYOvWT1NDzXeqNQtPQegZOwJq9izXZ/F4mITEcH6Ig/A+BnyJSZViNyVjVh0YNgcyNYSK8= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6317:: with SMTP id q23mr2199884otk.95.1604696393832; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:59:53 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20201026214604.35570-1-ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com> <2666facf-a764-340e-34b8-a898797421d0@redhat.com> <29946ac0-7b75-e66e-49ab-c2166507ea95@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <29946ac0-7b75-e66e-49ab-c2166507ea95@redhat.com> From: Ajit Khaparde Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 12:59:37 -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 Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 11:22 AM Kevin Traynor wrote: > On 03/11/2020 17:26, Ajit Khaparde wrote: > > 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? > > > > Ok, it's the correct section for it, so I won't argue. > > >> > >> 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. > > > > Right, I'm just concerned about it getting broken in say 20.11.2 because > of backports to the driver. Once it's in 20.11, it should continue to > work in 20.11.x releases which will be for 2 years. > Yes. Thanks. We will keep the lights on for the LTS releases. > > Anyway, that is a side issue to this patch for deprecation, so, > > Acked-by: Kevin Traynor > > > Thanks > > Ajit > > > >> > >> Kevin. > >> > >