> The faq already shows the DPDK versions that were used with each OVS > version. Give information about DPDK stable and LTS releases, so the user > can understand if those versions are maintained. >
LGTM. Will apply to next pull request + backport. Ian > Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <[email protected]> > --- > Documentation/faq/releases.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst > b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst index db912ff..9ef68fb 100644 > --- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst > +++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst > @@ -169,4 +169,20 @@ Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release > work with? > ============ ======= > > +Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained? > + > + No. DPDK follows YY.MM.n (Year.Month.Number) versioning. > + > + Typically, all DPDK releases get a stable YY.MM.1 update with > bugfixes > + 3 months after the YY.MM.0 release. In some cases there may also be a > + YY.MM.2 release. > + > + DPDK LTS releases start once a year at YY.11.0 and are maintained for > + two years, with YY.MM.n+1 releases around every 3 months. > + > + The latest information about DPDK stable and LTS releases can be > found > + at `DPDK stable`_. > + > +.. _DPDK stable: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/contributing/stable.html > + > Q: I get an error like this when I configure Open vSwitch: > > -- > 1.8.3.1 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
