[ovs-dev] [PATCH branch-2.13,v3] dpdk: Use DPDK 19.11.10 release

[Suneetha Kalahasthi]

Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release 19.11.10.
Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release 19.11.10.
Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable release 19.11.10.
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           | 2 +-
 Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst     | 8 ++++----
 Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst | 6 +++---
 NEWS                                     | 3 +++
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
index b22ad9531..178487896 100755
--- a/.ci/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
     if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
-        DPDK_VER="19.11.8"
+        DPDK_VER="19.11.10"
     fi
     install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
     # Enable pdump support in OVS.
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 70a0e9b22..0df2e4163 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.10.x       17.11.10
     2.11.x       18.11.11
     2.12.x       18.11.11
-    2.13.x       19.11.8
+    2.13.x       19.11.10
     ============ ========
 
 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 b603b6f0b..9f218d64c 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 19.11.8
+- DPDK 19.11.10
 
 - 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 https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.8.tar.xz
-       $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.8.tar.xz
-       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-19.11.8
+       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.10.tar.xz
+       $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.10.tar.xz
+       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-19.11.10
        $ 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 b10daa53e..14b32ab3b 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ To begin, instantiate a guest as described in :ref:`dpdk-vhost-user` or
 DPDK sources to VM and build DPDK::
 
     $ cd /root/dpdk/
-    $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.8.tar.xz
-    $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.8.tar.xz
-    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-19.11.8
+    $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-19.11.10.tar.xz
+    $ tar xf dpdk-19.11.10.tar.xz
+    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-19.11.10
     $ 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 840909735..a63748936 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 v2.13.6 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
+   - DPDK:
+     * OVS validated with DPDK 19.11.10. It is recommended to use this version
+       until further releases.
 
 v2.13.5 - 21 Oct 2021
 ---------------------
-- 
2.17.1