On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 12:59 PM Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 11:22 AM Kevin Traynor <ktray...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> On 03/11/2020 17:26, Ajit Khaparde wrote: >> > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 2:50 AM Kevin Traynor <ktray...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Ajit, >> >> >> >> On 26/10/2020 21:46, Ajit Khaparde wrote: >> >>> Devices belonging to BCM573xx and BCM5740x family will not be supported >> >>> from the 21.02 release. >> >>> >> >>> Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com> >> >>> --- >> >>> doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 ++++++ >> >>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) >> >>> >> >>> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst >> >>> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst >> >>> index 2e082499b8..f1fce4210d 100644 >> >>> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst >> >>> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst >> >>> @@ -166,3 +166,9 @@ Deprecation Notices >> >>> ``make``. Given environments are too much variables for such a simple >> >>> script, >> >>> it will be removed in DPDK 20.11. >> >>> Some useful parts may be converted into specific scripts. >> >>> + >> >>> +* Broadcom bnxt PMD: NetXtreme devices belonging to the ``BCM573xx and >> >>> + BCM5740x`` families will no longer be supported as of DPDK 21.02. >> >>> + Specifically the support for the following Broadcom PCI ids will be >> >>> removed >> >>> + from the release: ``0x16c8, 0x16c9, 0x16ca, 0x16ce, 0x16cf, 0x16df,`` >> >>> + ``0x16d0, 0x16d1, 0x16d2, 0x16d4, 0x16d5, 0x16e7, 0x16e8, 0x16e9``. >> >>> >> >> >> >> It might be worth adding to the bnxt.rst section about these NICs, as >> >> there is no hint that they are deprecated for a user reading that. >> > Thanks Kevin. >> > I will add that when the support is really removed. >> > >> > Since the deprecation is not really planned for 20.11 I think it is not >> > really >> > needed for now? >> > >> >> Ok, it's the correct section for it, so I won't argue. >> >> >> >> >> Where I'm not clear is about 20.11. It will be an LTS, will they be >> >> supported for the lifetime of 20.11 on the 20.11 branch? >> > 20.11 will have the support. The deprecation is planned for 21.02. >> > >> >> Right, I'm just concerned about it getting broken in say 20.11.2 because >> of backports to the driver. Once it's in 20.11, it should continue to >> work in 20.11.x releases which will be for 2 years. > > Yes. Thanks. We will keep the lights on for the LTS releases. > >> >> >> Anyway, that is a side issue to this patch for deprecation, so, >> >> Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <ktray...@redhat.com>
Thomas, Can you please pick this? Thanks >> >> > Thanks >> > Ajit >> > >> >> >> >> Kevin. >> >> >>
