[ovs-dev] [PATCH branch-2.16] OVS: Update OVS 2.16 branch to use latest dpdk versions

[Suneetha Kalahasthi]

Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release 20.11.2.
Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release 20.11.2.
Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable release 20.11.2.
FAQ is updated to reflect the latest DPDK for each OVS branch.

Signed-off-by: Suneetha Kalahasthi <suneetha.kalahasthi at intel.com>
---
 .ci/linux-build.sh                   | 2 +-
 Documentation/faq/releases.rst       | 8 ++++----
 Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst | 8 ++++----
 NEWS                                 | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
index 863f02388..ef6b5fd4b 100755
--- a/.ci/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
     if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
-        DPDK_VER="20.11.1"
+        DPDK_VER="20.11.2"
     fi
     install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
     if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 68c9867b1..5d52446b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.10.x       17.11.10
     2.11.x       18.11.9
     2.12.x       18.11.9
-    2.13.x       19.11.8
-    2.14.x       19.11.8
-    2.15.x       20.11.1
-    2.16.x       20.11.1
+    2.13.x       19.11.9
+    2.14.x       19.11.9
+    2.15.x       20.11.2
+    2.16.x       20.11.2
     ============ ========
 
 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 d8fa931fa..9d3b752c4 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 20.11.1
+- DPDK 20.11.2
 
 - A `DPDK supported NIC`_
 
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Install DPDK
 #. Download the `DPDK sources`_, extract the file and set ``DPDK_DIR``::
 
        $ cd /usr/src/
-       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-20.11.1.tar.xz
-       $ tar xf dpdk-20.11.1.tar.xz
-       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-20.11.1
+       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-20.11.2.tar.xz
+       $ tar xf dpdk-20.11.2.tar.xz
+       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-20.11.2
        $ cd $DPDK_DIR
 
 #. Configure and install DPDK using Meson
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1064c4dfc..f5e37e0f3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ v2.16.0 - xx xxx xxxx
        in ovsdb on startup.
      * New command 'record-hostname-if-not-set' to update hostname in ovsdb.
    - DPDK:
-     * OVS validated with DPDK 20.11.1. It is recommended to use this version
+     * OVS validated with DPDK 20.11.2. It is recommended to use this version
        until further releases.
      * New debug appctl command 'dpdk/get-malloc-stats'.
      * Add hardware offload support for tunnel pop action (experimental).
-- 
2.17.1