RE: [PATCH 1/2] net/mana: add version information for dependencies

[Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net/mana: add version information for dependencies
> 
> On 1/20/2023 2:19 AM, longli@linuxonhyperv.com wrote:
> 
> > From: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
> >
> > The required dependencies for mana from rdma-core and Linux kernel
> > have been released. Add those information to the doc.
> >
> > Fixes: 517ed6e2d590 ("net/mana: add basic driver with build
> > environment")
> > Signed-off-by: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/nics/mana.rst | 8 +++-----
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mana.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mana.rst index
> > 005c0b2ca7..341146c4e7 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/mana.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mana.rst
> > @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ and must be installed separately:
> >    It allows slow and privileged operations
> >    (context initialization, hardware resources allocations)
> >    to be managed by the kernel and fast operations to never leave user space.
> > +  The minimum required rdma-core version is v44.
> >
> >    In most cases, rdma-core is shipped as a package with an OS distribution.
> >    User can also install the upstream version of the rdma-core from @@
> > -39,15 +40,14 @@ and must be installed separately:
> >    Low-level user space driver library
> >    for Microsoft Azure Network Adapter devices,
> >    it is automatically loaded by libibverbs.
> > -
> > -  The support of MANA is not merged in rdma-core 42.
> > +  The minimum required version of rdma-core with libmana is v44.
> >
> >  - **Kernel modules**
> >
> >    They provide the kernel-side verbs API and low level device drivers
> >    that manage actual hardware initialization
> >    and resources sharing with user space processes.
> > -  The minimum required Linux kernel version is 6.1.
> > +  The minimum required Linux kernel version is 6.2.
> >
> 
> Hi Long,
> 
> Linux 6.2 seems release, can you please confirm required dependency is part
> of 6.2 release.

Hi Ferruh,

I can confirm the required dependency is in Linux 6.2.

Thanks,
Long

> 
> >    Unlike most other PMDs, these modules must remain loaded
> >    and bound to their devices:
> > @@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ and must be installed separately:
> >    - mana_ib: InifiniBand device driver.
> >    - ib_uverbs: user space driver for verbs (entry point for libibverbs).
> >
> > -  The support of MANA is planned in Linux 6.2.
> > -
> >  Driver compilation and testing
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > --
> > 2.17.1
> >