[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/36] update for i40e base code

[Kevin Traynor]

On 04/02/2020 03:23, Ye Xiaolong wrote:
> Hi, Kevin
> 
> On 02/03, Kevin Traynor wrote:
>> On 13/01/2020 05:59, Ye, Xiaolong wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> Hi Xiaolong/Beilei/Qi Z,
>>
>> Some of these patches are tagged to go to 'S'table and are 'F'ixes,
>> while others are also fixes for older releases but not tagged to go to
>> stable.
>>
>> No issue with not backporting patches (in fact i would prefer not if
>> some doubts), but want to check if the stable tag was missed by accident?
>>
>> Also, note that Fw listed is v6.01 for 18.11, (v7.00 for 19.11) so
>> changes would need to be compatible with that.
> 
> Yes, some of the stable tags were missed deliberately since the new base code
> update is for FW 7.1/7.2, it's not guaranteed to be compatible with old FW.
> 
>>
>> 20.02 8f33cbcfa S F net/i40e/base: fix buffer address (16.04)
>> 20.02 4b3da9415 S F net/i40e/base: fix error message (1.7.0)
>> 20.02 1da546c39 - F net/i40e/base: fix missing link modes (17.08)
>> 20.02 79bfe7808 S F net/i40e/base: fix Tx descriptors number (1.7.0)
>> 20.02 50126939c - F net/i40e/base: fix retrying logic (18.02)
>> 20.02 b330a1c5c - F net/i40e/base: fix display of FEC settings (17.08)
>> 20.02 03ef7d47f - F net/i40e/base: add new link speed constants (17.08)
>>
> 
> I would suggest we only backport below obvious fixes to stable releases.
> 
> 20.02 8f33cbcfa S F net/i40e/base: fix buffer address (16.04)
> 20.02 4b3da9415 S F net/i40e/base: fix error message (1.7.0)
> 20.02 79bfe7808 S F net/i40e/base: fix Tx descriptors number (1.7.0)
> 20.02 50126939c - F net/i40e/base: fix retrying logic (18.02)
> 

Thanks for confirming Xialong, I will backport the ones you suggest.

Kevin.

> Thanks,
> Xiaolong
> 
>> Please confirm on patches above missing stable tag. For time being I
>> will only consider ones with stable tag.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Kevin.
>>
>