[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce KNI ethtool removal

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Thu Jul 21 22:32:14 CEST 2016


2016-07-21 13:20, Jay Rolette:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> wrote:
> > KNI ethtool is functional and maintained, and it may have users!
> >
> > Why just removing it, specially without providing an alternative?
> > Is is good time to discuss KCP again?
> 
> Yes, my product uses it.

Your product uses what? KCP? KNI? KNI ethtool?

> Seems like we are back to the same discussion we
> had a few months ago about the KNI situation...
> 
> It shouldn't be removed unless there is a replacement, ideally one that
> works with the normal Linux tools like every other network device.

This ethtool module works only for igb and ixgbe!
There is already no replacement for other drivers.
Who works on a replacement?

> While the code wasn't ready at the time, it was a definite improvement over what
> we have with KNI today.



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