[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add template release notes for 18.05

Carrillo, Erik G erik.g.carrillo at intel.com
Fri Feb 16 23:54:48 CET 2018


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of John McNamara
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 7:04 AM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add template release notes for 18.05
> 
> Add template release notes for DPDK 18.05 with inline comments and
> explanations of the various sections.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 187
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 187 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..85f4dc5
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
> +DPDK Release 18.05
> +==================
> +
> +.. **Read this first.**
> +
> +   The text in the sections below explains how to update the release notes.
> +
> +   Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections.
> +
> +   Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text:
> +   ``LIKE_THIS``.
> +
> +   Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct::
> +
> +      make doc-guides-html
> +
> +      xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.html
> +
> +
> +New Features
> +------------
> +
> +.. This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample
> +   format:
> +
> +   * **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.**
> +
> +     Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense. The description
> +     should be enough to allow someone scanning the release notes to
> +     understand the new feature.
> +
> +     If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list like
> +     this:
> +
> +     * Added feature foo to do something.
> +     * Enhanced feature bar to do something else.
> +
> +     Refer to the previous release notes for examples.
> +
> +     This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +     Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +API Changes
> +-----------
> +
> +.. This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
> +
> +   * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
> +     quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past
> +     tense.
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +ABI Changes
> +-----------
> +
> +.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format:
> +
> +   * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change that was
> announced
> +     in the previous releases and made in this release. Use fixed width quotes
> +     for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +Removed Items
> +-------------
> +
> +.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format:
> +
> +   * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item in the past
> +     tense.
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +Known Issues
> +------------
> +
> +.. This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample
> format:
> +
> +   * **Add title in present tense with full stop.**
> +
> +     Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue in the present
> +     tense. Add information on any known workarounds.
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +Shared Library Versions
> +-----------------------
> +
> +.. Update any library version updated in this release and prepend with a ``+``
> +   sign, like this:
> +
> +     librte_acl.so.2
> +   + librte_cfgfile.so.2
> +     librte_cmdline.so.2
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +
> =========================================================
> +
> +
> +The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
> +
> +.. code-block:: diff
> +
> +     librte_acl.so.2
> +     librte_bbdev.so.1
> +     librte_bitratestats.so.2
> +     librte_bus_dpaa.so.1
> +     librte_bus_fslmc.so.1
> +     librte_bus_pci.so.1
> +     librte_bus_vdev.so.1
> +     librte_cfgfile.so.2
> +     librte_cmdline.so.2
> +     librte_cryptodev.so.4
> +     librte_distributor.so.1
> +     librte_eal.so.6
> +     librte_ethdev.so.8
> +     librte_eventdev.so.3
> +     librte_flow_classify.so.1
> +     librte_gro.so.1
> +     librte_gso.so.1
> +     librte_hash.so.2
> +     librte_ip_frag.so.1
> +     librte_jobstats.so.1
> +     librte_kni.so.2
> +     librte_kvargs.so.1
> +     librte_latencystats.so.1
> +     librte_lpm.so.2
> +     librte_mbuf.so.3
> +     librte_mempool.so.3
> +     librte_meter.so.1
> +     librte_metrics.so.1
> +     librte_net.so.1
> +     librte_pci.so.1
> +     librte_pdump.so.2
> +     librte_pipeline.so.3
> +     librte_pmd_bnxt.so.2
> +     librte_pmd_bond.so.2
> +     librte_pmd_i40e.so.2
> +     librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2
> +     librte_pmd_ring.so.2
> +     librte_pmd_softnic.so.1
> +     librte_pmd_vhost.so.2
> +     librte_port.so.3
> +     librte_power.so.1
> +     librte_rawdev.so.1
> +     librte_reorder.so.1
> +     librte_ring.so.1
> +     librte_sched.so.1
> +     librte_security.so.1
> +     librte_table.so.3
> +     librte_timer.so.1
> +     librte_vhost.so.3
> +
> +
> +Tested Platforms
> +----------------
> +
> +.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested with this
> +   release.
> +
> +   The format is:
> +
> +   * <vendor> platform with <vendor> <type of devices> combinations
> +
> +     * List of CPU
> +     * List of OS
> +     * List of devices
> +     * Other relevant details...
> +
> +   This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
> +   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +
> =========================================================
> --
> 2.7.5

Acked-by:  Erik Gabriel Carrillo <erik.g.carrillo at intel.com>



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