On 11/17/2016 1:27 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yi...@intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst | 2 ++ > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 6 ++++++ > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst > b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst > index eb16e2e..4f25595 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst > @@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ This provides flexibility in multiprocess scenarios > (where the KNI is created in the primary process but the callbacks are > handled in the secondary one). > The constraint is that a single process can register and handle the requests. > > +.. _kni_vhost_backend-label: > + > KNI Working as a Kernel vHost Backend > ------------------------------------- > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > index 2d17bc6..956473a 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst > @@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ Deprecation Notices > * mempool: The functions for single/multi producer/consumer are deprecated > and will be removed in 17.02. > It is replaced by ``rte_mempool_generic_get/put`` functions. > + > +* kni: Remove :ref:`kni_vhost_backend-label` feature (KNI_VHOST) in 17.05 > release. > + :doc:`Vhost Library </prog_guide/vhost_lib>` is currently preferred method > for > + guest - host communication. Just for clarification, this is not to remove > KNI > + or VHOST feature, but KNI_VHOST which is a KNI feature enabled via a > compile > + time option, and disabled by default. >
Reminder for this patch. Thanks, ferruh
