From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pf1-f195.google.com (mail-pf1-f195.google.com [209.85.210.195]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B991D58FE for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:26:27 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-pf1-f195.google.com with SMTP id c123so8683291pfb.0 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:26:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nfware-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=fpVpWoxaWsqIKi2cbC/haLeO4Xw32dpglgwM4graycs=; b=zAIuTiCuCrVg76yPKkmEPSNOB+dnqji7e47B9ia542AQINqWc6wfUVpcW5C0g4Z96J HhpMpAR2wuAHYBUtwc4Pij5Xp4CKKuTQSZq0/IGZvMQHk2vwn/tLIwnzKRvlqBlK51LA fk8i8ZPH0/bdK2yi2AjAHxW4Se1uaFn3BChseDGaMjuJlFb7OWLKVZPfqUUiQgU7omTl sYyxuiUvJ/IOgEtYSWQtnE9Uv+GS6y9uDZ36y+ERqVxZxcz26C4CIHNUVdJLY24V+xzx VMty7x0B+8p2q28ZcXOkDyIxKEoewPDMTHK3uM59C8wsFiR0NFHBACnKXYHANh+tCO3b X8NQ== 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=fpVpWoxaWsqIKi2cbC/haLeO4Xw32dpglgwM4graycs=; b=ZZu5X95zPchLxviTTKZ09eylnOpET2rWnomwe85+Sa0CD7TckvEIg37NYojtitodQF ic8lqXEEtpYQHadYykcK71rNCWD5Fn8W6IBJMHeFd00kbjBsvDHyQhyGo/4I8apiZxXF 4vZ4j6m2NTswGELD3rcYn6TdBAnKc3RJUjgPjs/ORYsTYltkGNOwUsZGqmTwwFHJL6jf tomXzMRL23SINh2IJnX1/OlrO2hiGkZOjO7w2edCZVHpMw/mCk6pNTpmloORC2hmZ4q7 Xy6iMUn/xtCN4ra/ZGHewlMWhrJ3VcxIlH8dQ3pJOBjmx/ZMn05HlN5aNdaOhdjjrQDJ Jgxw== X-Gm-Message-State: AHQUAua5bXZTvaHMQFemiOE5VXowDHjpTbQfpqtrFnfROhxkLtIgUDHT HIn0ojaDKZcjxSRdRpKwRn3+hXYvGb/PICFF4yUbIg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AHgI3IY5Ec8MimNq2Z3oH0FUcZgC+pRO0WkbwR561XeZ1uujY+joEoqDMcW8u0acDe/uI1NECZo9eqSVZ5WMoSneU24= X-Received: by 2002:a62:f5d7:: with SMTP id b84mr24495467pfm.36.1550499986896; Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:26:26 -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: Igor Ryzhov Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:26:16 +0300 Message-ID: To: Ferruh Yigit Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Neil Horman , John McNamara , Marko Kovacevic Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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 14:26:28 -0000 Acked-by: Igor Ryzhov On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:30 PM Ferruh Yigit wrote: > 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 and > + 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 be > 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 > >