[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: deprecate KNI ethtool support

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Mar 27 14:37:43 CET 2019


18/02/2019 13:30, Ferruh Yigit:
> +* kni: remove KNI ethtool support. To clarify, this is not to remove the KNI,
> +  but only to remove ethtool support of it that is disabled by default and
> +  can be enabled via ``CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL`` config option.
> +  Existing KNI ethtool implementation is only supported by ``igb`` & ``ixgbe``
> +  drivers, by using a copy of kernel drivers in DPDK. This model can't be extend

s/extend/extended/

> +  to all drivers in DPDK and it is too much effort to maintain kernel modules in DPDK.
> +  As a result users won't be able to use ``ethtool`` via ``igb`` & ``ixgbe`` anymore.

Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>

Applied, thanks




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