On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:17 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> The DPDK has not supported 3.9 kernel for a long time so the > release note about UIO kernel bug in older versions is no > longer relevant. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst | 21 --------------------- > 1 file changed, 21 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst > index 187d9c942e56..56fc38a0edd1 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst > @@ -415,27 +415,6 @@ Differences in how different Intel NICs handle maximum > packet length for jumbo f > Poll Mode Driver (PMD). > > > -Binding PCI devices to igb_uio fails on Linux kernel 3.9 when more than one > device is used > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > -**Description**: > - A known bug in the UIO driver included in Linux kernel version 3.9 > prevents more than one PCI device to be > - bound to the igb_uio driver. > - > -**Implication**: > - The Poll Mode Driver (PMD) will crash on initialization. > - > -**Resolution/Workaround**: > - Use earlier or later kernel versions, or apply the following > - `patch > <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5ed0505c713805f89473cdc0bbfb5110dfd840cb>`_. > - > -**Affected Environment/Platform**: > - Linux systems with kernel version 3.9 > - > -**Driver/Module**: > - igb_uio module > - > - > GCC might generate Intel® AVX instructions for processors without Intel® AVX > support > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Could someone review this patch? It been stuck for a long time.
