20/11/2020 18:30, Ajit Khaparde: > 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
Usually we wait for 3 acks for deprecation. It has been discussed in the techboard, so I prefer getting some acks reflecting the discussion, please.
