[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2 1/1] doc: Remove "experimental" warning for userspace.

[Kevin Traynor]

On 02/02/2017 04:44 PM, Ian Stokes wrote:
> Remove the experimental warning tag in documentation regarding OVS deployed
> via userspace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes at intel.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst      |    3 ---
>  Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst |    4 ----
>  NEWS                                      |    2 ++
>  README.rst                                |    6 +++---
>  4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> index fff0a1a..3018590 100644
> --- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> @@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch using a DPDK
>  datapath. Open vSwitch can use the DPDK library to operate entirely in
>  userspace.
>  
> -.. warning::
> -  The DPDK support of Open vSwitch is considered 'experimental'.
> -
>  Build requirements
>  ------------------
>  
> diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst
> index 0368527..ebd0c12 100644
> --- a/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst
> @@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ This version of Open vSwitch should be built manually with ``configure`` and
>  been recently tested, and so Debian packages are not a recommended way to use
>  this version of Open vSwitch.
>  
> -.. warning::
> -  The userspace-only mode of Open vSwitch is considered experimental.  It has
> -  not been thoroughly tested.
> -
>  Building and Installing
>  -----------------------
>  
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index 5efcce2..8600f0e 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Post-v2.7.0
>     - Tunnels:
>       * Added support to set packet mark for tunnel endpoint using
>         `egress_pkt_mark` OVSDB option.
> +   - Documentation:
> +     * OVS deployed in userspace mode no longer tagged as experimental.

I think this would be a bit clearer. What do you think?

--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ v2.7.0 - xx xxx xxxx
      * Removed support for IPsec tunnels.
    - DPDK:
+     * Removal of experimental tag.


>  
>  v2.7.0 - xx xxx xxxx
>  ---------------------
> diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
> index f5cdaa5..90050e3 100644
> --- a/README.rst
> +++ b/README.rst
> @@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ following features:
>  
>  The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 3.10 and up.
>  
> -Open vSwitch can also operate, at a cost in performance, entirely in userspace,
> -without assistance from a kernel module.  This userspace implementation should
> -be easier to port than the kernel-based switch.  It is considered experimental.
> +Open vSwitch can also operate entirely in userspace without assistance from
> +a kernel module.  This userspace implementation should be easier to port than
> +the kernel-based switch.
>  
>  What's here?
>  ------------
>