[PATCH v3 4/4] doc/prog_guide: add reference to virtio-user from KNI doc

[Maxime Coquelin]

On 6/10/22 17:35, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> To help encourage use of virtio-user in place of KNI, put a reference to
> the relevant howto section at the top of the KNI doc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> ---
>   doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst | 6 ++++++
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
> index 5248f9622b..e021cc69b6 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
> @@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
>   Kernel NIC Interface
>   ====================
>   
> +.. note::
> +
> +   For an alternative to KNI, that does not require any out-of-tree Linux kernel modules,
> +   or a custom library, see :ref:`virtio_user_as_exception_path`.
> +
> +
>   The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the Linux* control plane.
>   
>   The benefits of using the DPDK KNI are:

Reviewed-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com>

Thanks,
Maxime