doc: update uio module status in Linux guide
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igb_uio kernel module disabled by default starting from v20.02, document
this to prevent confusion.
And add note about long term igb_uio plans/directions to move it to
another repo based on DPDK technical board decision:
http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-November/151763.html
Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
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21/05/2020 17:11, Ferruh Yigit:
> igb_uio kernel module disabled by default starting from v20.02, document
> this to prevent confusion.
>
> And add note about long term igb_uio plans/directions to move it to
> another repo based on DPDK technical board decision:
> http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-November/151763.html
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> ---
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst
> +.. note::
> +
> + ``igb_uio`` module is disabled by default starting from ``DPDK v20.02``. To build
> + it, the config option ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO`` should be enabled.
> + And in long term it is planned to move ``igb_uio`` module to different git repo.
Removed "long term", as it is planned for 20.11.
Applied with above change, thanks
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ be loaded as shown below:
sudo modprobe uio
sudo insmod kmod/igb_uio.ko
+.. note::
+
+ ``igb_uio`` module is disabled by default starting from ``DPDK v20.02``. To build
+ it, the config option ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO`` should be enabled.
+ And in long term it is planned to move ``igb_uio`` module to different git repo.
+
.. note::
For some devices which lack support for legacy interrupts, e.g. virtual function