[v2] doc: add kni changes to release note
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Add the new module parameter for the KNI kernel module, the new command
line flag for the KNI sample application, and the new API function
'rte_kni_update_link()' to the release note.
Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
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On 11/5/2018 7:54 PM, Dan Gora wrote:
> Add the new module parameter for the KNI kernel module, the new command
> line flag for the KNI sample application, and the new API function
> 'rte_kni_update_link()' to the release note.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>
Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
14/11/2018 01:34, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 11/5/2018 7:54 PM, Dan Gora wrote:
> > Add the new module parameter for the KNI kernel module, the new command
> > line flag for the KNI sample application, and the new API function
> > 'rte_kni_update_link()' to the release note.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <dg@adax.com>
>
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -301,6 +301,25 @@ New Features
computation to the NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP)
test vectors.
+* **Updated KNI kernel module, rte_kni library, and KNI sample application.**
+
+ Updated the KNI kernel module with a new kernel module parameter,
+ ``carrier=[on|off]`` to allow the user to control the default carrier
+ state of KNI kernel network interfaces. The default carrier state
+ is now set to ``off``, so the interfaces cannot be used until the
+ carrier state is set to ``on`` via ``rte_kni_update_link`` or
+ by writing ``1`` to ``/sys/devices/virtual/net/<iface>/carrier``.
+ In previous versions the default carrier state was left undefined.
+ See :doc:`../prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface` for more information.
+
+ Added the new API function ``rte_kni_update_link`` to allow the user
+ to set the carrier state of the KNI kernel network interface.
+
+ Added a new command line flag ``-m`` to the KNI sample application to
+ monitor and automatically reflect the physical NIC carrier state to the
+ KNI kernel network interface with the new ``rte_kni_update_link`` API.
+ See :doc:`../sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface` for more information.
+
API Changes
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