[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 6/6] doc: add link status event pre-conditions

[Min Hu (Connor)]

在 2021/5/12 0:14, Ferruh Yigit 写道:
> On 5/7/2021 10:08 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>> From: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen at huawei.com>
>>
>> This patch adds link status event pre-conditions.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen at huawei.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor) <humin29 at huawei.com>
>> ---
>>   doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst | 10 ++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst b/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> index 4439df5..c3aded8 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/hns3.rst
>> @@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ Runtime Config Options
>>     For example::
>>     -a 0000:7d:00.0,dev_caps_mask=0xF
>>   
>> +Link status event Pre-conditions
>> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> +
>> +Firmware 1.8.0.0 and later versions support reporting link changes to the PF.
>> +Therefore, to use the LSC for the PF driver, ensure that the firmware version
>> +also supports reporting link changes.
>> +If the VF driver needs to support LSC, special patch must be added:
>> +`<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3?h=next-20210428&id=18b6e31f8bf4ac7af7b057228f38a5a530378e4e>`_.
>> +Note: The patch has been uploaded to 5.13 of the Linux kernel mainline.
>> +
> 
> I am not sure about documenting a not released kernel patch for the support,
> what about waiting kernel release for support?
> 
OK, I will send v2 after 5.13 kernel released, thanks.
> cc'ed more people for comment.
> .
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