[ovs-dev] dpdk: Use DPDK 21.11.1 release

Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
  Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
  Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
  FAQ is updated to reflect the latest DPDK for each OVS branch.

Signed-off-by: Michael Phelan <michael.phelan@intel.com>
---
 .ci/linux-build.sh                   | 2 +-
 Documentation/faq/releases.rst       | 2 +-
 Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst | 8 ++++----
 NEWS                                 | 3 +++
 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Hi Michael,

On 19/05/2022 14:49, Michael Phelan wrote:
>    Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>    Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>    Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>    FAQ is updated to reflect the latest DPDK for each OVS branch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Phelan <michael.phelan@intel.com>

nit - it's not really worth sending a v2 for it, but just to note for 
future patches, there is normally a "." at the end of the title and the 
sentences look a bit auto-generated. There is also possibly some 
whitespace difference as the sentences don't all line up when applied.

That's a very minor thing, aside from that I compiled on master and 2.17 
and did some basic PVP testing and lgtm. Thanks.

Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>

> ---
>   .ci/linux-build.sh                   | 2 +-
>   Documentation/faq/releases.rst       | 2 +-
>   Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst | 8 ++++----
>   NEWS                                 | 3 +++
>   4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
> index 6cd38ff3e..c4ec93a39 100755
> --- a/.ci/linux-build.sh
> +++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
> @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fi
>   
>   if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
>       if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
> -        DPDK_VER="21.11"
> +        DPDK_VER="21.11.1"
>       fi
>       install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
>   fi
> diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
> index c12ffaf4a..8cfe2d392 100644
> --- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
> @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
>       2.14.x       19.11.10
>       2.15.x       20.11.4
>       2.16.x       20.11.4
> -    2.17.x       21.11.0
> +    2.17.x       21.11.1
>       ============ ========
>   
>   Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained?
> diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> index d9f44055d..0f3712c79 100644
> --- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Build requirements
>   In addition to the requirements described in :doc:`general`, building Open
>   vSwitch with DPDK will require the following:
>   
> -- DPDK 21.11
> +- DPDK 21.11.1
>   
>   - A `DPDK supported NIC`_
>   
> @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Install DPDK
>   #. Download the `DPDK sources`_, extract the file and set ``DPDK_DIR``::
>   
>          $ cd /usr/src/
> -       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-21.11.tar.xz
> -       $ tar xf dpdk-21.11.tar.xz
> -       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-21.11
> +       $ wget https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-21.11.1.tar.xz
> +       $ tar xf dpdk-21.11.1.tar.xz
> +       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-21.11.1
>          $ cd $DPDK_DIR
>   
>   #. Configure and install DPDK using Meson
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index eece0d0b2..b061c4a87 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Post-v2.17.0
>      - Windows:
>        * Conntrack support for TCPv6, UDPv6, ICMPv6, FTPv6.
>        * IPv6 Geneve tunnel support.
> +   - DPDK:
> +     * OVS validated with DPDK 21.11.1. It is recommended to use this version
> +       until further releases.
>   
>   
>   v2.17.0 - 17 Feb 2022

On 5/26/22 18:14, Kevin Traynor wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On 19/05/2022 14:49, Michael Phelan wrote:
>>    Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>>    Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>>    Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable release 21.11.1.
>>    FAQ is updated to reflect the latest DPDK for each OVS branch.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michael Phelan <michael.phelan@intel.com>
> 
> nit - it's not really worth sending a v2 for it, but just to note for future patches, there is normally a "." at the end of the title and the sentences look a bit auto-generated. There is also possibly some whitespace difference as the sentences don't all line up when applied.
> 
> That's a very minor thing, aside from that I compiled on master and 2.17 and did some basic PVP testing and lgtm. Thanks.
> 
> Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>

Thanks!  I fixed the indentation in the commit message
and applied the patch.

Best regards, Ilya Maximets.