A common issue is users pairing the incorrect version of OVS to DPDK when working outside of the build tree.
To avoid this this commit updates the OVS DPDK documentation to explicitly flag that users should consult the OVS to DPDK release mapping in FAQ if working outside of the OVS build tree. Suggested-by: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <[email protected]> --- Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst | 6 ++++-- Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst | 6 ++++-- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst index 82596f5..ab3d576 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst @@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath. .. important:: - Using the DPDK datapath requires building OVS with DPDK support. Refer to - :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk` for more information. + Using the DPDK datapath requires building OVS with DPDK support. The + mapping of OVS version to DPDK can vary between releases. For version + mapping information refer to :doc:`releases FAQ </faq/releases>`. For + build instructions refer to :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk`. Ports and Bridges ----------------- diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst index 2468c64..407435a 100644 --- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst @@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch using a DPDK datapath. Open vSwitch can use the DPDK library to operate entirely in userspace. -.. seealso:: +.. Important:: The :doc:`releases FAQ </faq/releases>` lists support for the required - versions of DPDK for each version of Open vSwitch. + versions of DPDK for each version of Open vSwitch. If building OVS and + DPDK outside of the master build tree users should consult this list + first. Build requirements ------------------ -- 2.7.5 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
