[v2] doc: fix the release notes for Mellanox PMD
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The mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 platform with OFED
version 5.1-0.6.6.0 (latest GA release at the moment).
Release notes know issues chapter is updated accordingly,
workaround is proposed.
Fixes: 544f35c334e5 ("doc: add tested platforms with Mellanox NICs")
Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@mellanox.com>
---
v1->v2: indent fix
"might not/does not" fix
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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Regards,
Asaf Penso
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Viacheslav Ovsiienko
> Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:55 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@mellanox.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: fix the release notes for Mellanox PMD
>
> The mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 platform with OFED version 5.1-
> 0.6.6.0 (latest GA release at the moment).
> Release notes know issues chapter is updated accordingly, workaround is
> proposed.
>
> Fixes: 544f35c334e5 ("doc: add tested platforms with Mellanox NICs")
>
> Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@mellanox.com>
>
> ---
> v1->v2: indent fix
> "might not/does not" fix
> ---
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> index 9761f5a..3b29aef 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
> @@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ Known Issues
> Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> =========================================================
>
> +* **mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 with OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0.**
> +
> + Consider using the newer OFED releases, the previous OFED
> + 5.0-2.1.8.0, or upstream rdma-core library v29 and above.
> +
>
> Tested Platforms
> ----------------
> @@ -489,4 +494,4 @@ Tested Platforms
>
> * OFED:
>
> - * MLNX_OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0
> + * MLNX_OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0
> --
> 1.8.3.1
Acked-by: Asaf Penso <asafp@mellanox.com>
> > The mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 platform with OFED version 5.1-
> > 0.6.6.0 (latest GA release at the moment).
> > Release notes know issues chapter is updated accordingly, workaround is
> > proposed.
> >
> > Fixes: 544f35c334e5 ("doc: add tested platforms with Mellanox NICs")
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@mellanox.com>
> >
> Acked-by: Asaf Penso <asafp@mellanox.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ Known Issues
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=========================================================
+* **mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 with OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0.**
+
+ Consider using the newer OFED releases, the previous
+ OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0, or upstream rdma-core library v29 and above.
+
Tested Platforms
----------------
@@ -489,4 +494,4 @@ Tested Platforms
* OFED:
- * MLNX_OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0
+ * MLNX_OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0