On Thu, 05 Apr 2018 23:07:45 +0200 Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote:
> 05/04/2018 22:59, Stephen Hemminger: > > On Thu, 05 Apr 2018 22:52:31 +0200 > > Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote: > > > > > Hi Stephen, > > > > > > Good to see there is a good progress. > > > > > > This patch should add an entry in the release notes. > > > But I guess it is not ready for 18.05? > > [...] > > > > +The following prerequisites apply: > > > > + > > > > +* Linux kernel uio_hv_generic driver that supports subchannels. This > > > > should be present in 4.17 or later. > > > > > > The DPDK policy is to wait for prerequisite be available for merging. > > > > Does linux-next count? > > I would say no, but I could be convinced of the contrary. > Can we have ABI breakage from linux-next to mainline? > What is the benefit of pushing the PMD early? There are already people using earlier versions and sending feeback.
