[ovs-dev] [PATCH branch-2.11 v1 1/1] dpdk: Use DPDK 18.11.9 release.

[Ian Stokes]

Modify travis linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release.
Update docs for latest DPDK stable releases.

Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes at intel.com>
---
 .travis/linux-build.sh                   | 2 +-
 Documentation/faq/releases.rst           | 2 +-
 Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst     | 8 ++++----
 Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst | 6 +++---
 NEWS                                     | 7 +++++--
 5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.travis/linux-build.sh b/.travis/linux-build.sh
index a2bf23af9..ab0089d55 100755
--- a/.travis/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.travis/linux-build.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
     if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
-        DPDK_VER="18.11.6"
+        DPDK_VER="18.11.9"
     fi
     install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
     if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 5868da35a..2502efd18 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.8.x        17.05.2
     2.9.x        17.11.4
     2.10.x       17.11.4
-    2.11.x       18.11.6
+    2.11.x       18.11.9
     ============ =======
 
 Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained?
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
index 78a28c16a..510923dcc 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Build requirements
 In addition to the requirements described in :doc:`general`, building Open
 vSwitch with DPDK will require the following:
 
-- DPDK 18.11.6
+- DPDK 18.11.9
 
 - A `DPDK supported NIC`_
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Install DPDK
 #. Download the `DPDK sources`_, extract the file and set ``DPDK_DIR``::
 
        $ cd /usr/src/
-       $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.6.tar.xz
-       $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.6.tar.xz
-       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-18.11.6
+       $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
+       $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
+       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-18.11.9
        $ cd $DPDK_DIR
 
 #. (Optional) Configure DPDK as a shared library
diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
index 7464e9b43..055cde05a 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ To begin, instantiate a guest as described in :ref:`dpdk-vhost-user` or
 DPDK sources to VM and build DPDK::
 
     $ cd /root/dpdk/
-    $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.6.tar.xz
-    $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.6.tar.xz
-    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-18.11.6
+    $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
+    $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
+    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-18.11.9
     $ export DPDK_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
     $ export DPDK_BUILD=$DPDK_DIR/$DPDK_TARGET
     $ cd $DPDK_DIR
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index be1f38e23..cd0c889c1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 v2.11.4 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
    - DPDK
-     * OVS validated with DPDK 18.11.6, due to the inclusion of a fix for
-       CVE-2019-14818, this DPDK version is strongly recommended to be used.
+     * OVS validated with DPDK 18.11.9. Due to this being the latest LTS to
+       be validated and coupled with the inclusion of fixes for
+       CVE-2019-14818, CVE-2020-10722, CVE-2020-10723 and CVE-2020-10724
+       over the course of various LTS releases, this DPDK version is strongly
+       recommended to be used.
 
 v2.11.3 - 06 Sep 2019
 ---------------------
-- 
2.13.6