[ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 1/1] doc: Remove experimental warning for DPDK.
Ian Stokes
ian.stokes at intel.com
Mon Feb 6 14:31:00 UTC 2017
Remove the experimental warning tag in documentation regarding OVS deployed
with DPDK.
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 | 8 +++++---
4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 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..d18632d 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/userspace.rst
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ 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.
+ The userspace-only mode of Open vSwitch without DPDK is considered
+ experimental. It has not been thoroughly tested.
Building and Installing
-----------------------
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5efcce2..d93d4ac 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.
+ - DPDK:
+ * Removed experimental tag.
v2.7.0 - xx xxx xxxx
---------------------
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f5cdaa5..afdd9bc 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ 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. OVS in userspace can access Linux or DPDK devices.
+Note Open vSwitch with Linux devices in userspace is considered experimental
+and comes with a cost in performance.
What's here?
------------
--
1.7.0.7
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