[ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 1/1] doc: Remove experimental warning for DPDK.
Kevin Traynor
ktraynor at redhat.com
Mon Feb 6 16:52:39 UTC 2017
On 02/06/2017 02:31 PM, Ian Stokes wrote:
> 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.
Hi Ian - I think this should be in the v2.7.0 section and not post-v2.7.0.
Kevin.
>
> 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?
> ------------
>
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