[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2 branch-2.6] docs: Use DPDK 16.07.2 stable release
Ian Stokes
ian.stokes at intel.com
Fri Mar 10 11:47:22 UTC 2017
DPDK now provides a stable release branch. Modify dpdk docs and travis
linux build script to use the DPDK 16.07.2 stable branch to benefit from
most recent bug fixes.
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes at intel.com>
---
v1 -> v2
* Set correct path to DPDK stable branch for EXTRA_OPTS in travis linux
build.
---
.travis/linux-build.sh | 14 +++++++-------
FAQ.md | 4 ++--
INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md | 6 +++---
INSTALL.DPDK.md | 22 ++++++++++------------
4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.travis/linux-build.sh b/.travis/linux-build.sh
index 3bcec93..f15f706 100755
--- a/.travis/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.travis/linux-build.sh
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ function install_kernel()
function install_dpdk()
{
if [ -n "$DPDK_GIT" ]; then
- git clone $DPDK_GIT dpdk-$1
- cd dpdk-$1
- git checkout v$1
+ git clone $DPDK_GIT dpdk-stable-$1
+ cd dpdk-stable-$1
+ git checkout tags/v$1
else
- wget http://www.dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-$1.tar.gz
+ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-$1.tar.gz
tar xzvf dpdk-$1.tar.gz > /dev/null
- cd dpdk-$1
+ cd dpdk-stable-$1
fi
find ./ -type f | xargs sed -i 's/max-inline-insns-single=100/max-inline-insns-single=400/'
echo 'CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_FPIC=y' >>config/common_linuxapp
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ fi
if [ "$DPDK" ]; then
if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
- DPDK_VER="16.07"
+ DPDK_VER="16.07.2"
fi
install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
# Disregard cast alignment errors until DPDK is fixed
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-cast-align"
fi
- EXTRA_OPTS="$EXTRA_OPTS --with-dpdk=./dpdk-$DPDK_VER/build"
+ EXTRA_OPTS="$EXTRA_OPTS --with-dpdk=./dpdk-stable-$DPDK_VER/build"
elif [ "$CC" != "clang" ]; then
# DPDK headers currently trigger sparse errors
SPARSE_FLAGS="$SPARSE_FLAGS -Wsparse-error"
diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
index cf30f9b..75a393b 100644
--- a/FAQ.md
+++ b/FAQ.md
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ A: The following table lists the DPDK version against which the
given versions of Open vSwitch will successfully build.
| Open vSwitch | DPDK
-|:------------:|:-----:
+|:------------:|:-------:
| 2.2.x | 1.6
| 2.3.x | 1.6
| 2.4.x | 2.0
| 2.5.x | 2.2
-| 2.6.x | 16.07
+| 2.6.x | 16.07.2
### Q: I get an error like this when I configure Open vSwitch:
diff --git a/INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md b/INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md
index e3603a1..ae21aca 100755
--- a/INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md
+++ b/INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ for DPDK and OVS.
For IVSHMEM case, set `export DPDK_TARGET=x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-gcc`
```
- export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-16.07
+ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-16.07.2
export DPDK_BUILD=$DPDK_DIR/$DPDK_TARGET
make install T=$DPDK_TARGET DESTDIR=install
```
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ For users wanting to do packet forwarding using kernel stack below are the steps
cd /usr/src/cmdline_generator
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netgroup-polito/un-orchestrator/master/orchestrator/compute_controller/plugins/kvm-libvirt/cmdline_generator/cmdline_generator.c
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netgroup-polito/un-orchestrator/master/orchestrator/compute_controller/plugins/kvm-libvirt/cmdline_generator/Makefile
- export RTE_SDK=/usr/src/dpdk-16.07
+ export RTE_SDK=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-16.07.2
export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-gcc
make
./build/cmdline_generator -m -p dpdkr0 XXX
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ For users wanting to do packet forwarding using kernel stack below are the steps
mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /dev/hugepages (if not already mounted)
# Build the DPDK ring application in the VM
- export RTE_SDK=/root/dpdk-16.07
+ export RTE_SDK=/root/dpdk-stable-16.07.2
export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-ivshmem-linuxapp-gcc
make
diff --git a/INSTALL.DPDK.md b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
index 30e9258..9ab29f3 100644
--- a/INSTALL.DPDK.md
+++ b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The DPDK support of Open vSwitch is considered 'experimental'.
### Prerequisites
-* Required: DPDK 16.07
+* Required: DPDK 16.07.2
* Hardware: [DPDK Supported NICs] when physical ports in use
## <a name="build"></a> 2. Building and Installation
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ advanced install guide [INSTALL.DPDK-ADVANCED.md]
```
cd /usr/src/
- wget http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-16.07.zip
- unzip dpdk-16.07.zip
-
- export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-16.07
+ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-16.07.2.tar.xz
+ tar xf dpdk-16.07.2.tar.xz
+ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-16.07.2
cd $DPDK_DIR
```
@@ -372,9 +371,9 @@ can be found in [Vhost Walkthrough].
```
cd /root/dpdk/
- wget http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-16.07.zip
- unzip dpdk-16.07.zip
- export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-16.07
+ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-16.07.2.tar.xz
+ tar xf dpdk-16.07.2.tar.xz
+ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-16.07.2
export DPDK_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
export DPDK_BUILD=$DPDK_DIR/$DPDK_TARGET
cd $DPDK_DIR
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ can be found in [Vhost Walkthrough].
</disk>
<disk type='dir' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='fat'/>
- <source dir='/usr/src/dpdk-16.07'/>
+ <source dir='/usr/src/dpdk-stable-16.07.2'/>
<target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/>
<readonly/>
</disk>
@@ -599,10 +598,9 @@ can be found in [Vhost Walkthrough].
DPDK. It is recommended that users update Network Interface firmware to
match what has been validated for the DPDK release.
- For DPDK 16.07, the list of validated firmware versions can be found at:
-
- http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16.07.html
+ For DPDK 16.07.2, the list of validated firmware versions can be found at:
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.07/rel_notes/release_16_07.html
Bug Reporting:
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