[dpdk-dev] doc: add knwon issue of PF reset event handling
Commit Message
Add a known issue to warn that PF reset event/request is not
handled by any VF drivers till 2.2, and which should be fixed
in the future.
Signed-off-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
Comments
2015-12-14 09:12, Helin Zhang:
> Add a known issue to warn that PF reset event/request is not
> handled by any VF drivers till 2.2, and which should be fixed
> in the future.
>
> Signed-off-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang@intel.com>
Reported-by: David Marchand <david.marchand@6wind.com>
[...]
> +* Some (possibly all) VF drivers (e.g. i40evf) do not handle any PF reset
> + events/requests in VF driver, that means VF driver may not work after a
> + PF reset in host side. The workaround is to avoid triggering any PF reset
> + events/requests on host side, or wait future fixes.
It is not a workaround to wait for a fix ;)
Applied without last words, thanks
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ Known Issues
As the l3fwd example application requires this info, the i40e vector
driver must be disabled to benefit of the packet type with i40e.
+* Some (possibly all) VF drivers (e.g. i40evf) do not handle any PF reset
+ events/requests in VF driver, that means VF driver may not work after a
+ PF reset in host side. The workaround is to avoid triggering any PF reset
+ events/requests on host side, or wait future fixes.
+
API Changes
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