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[ovs-dev,branch-2.11,v2] dpdk: Use DPDK 18.11.11 release.

Message ID 1613151545-132507-1-git-send-email-hariprasad.govindharajan@intel.com
State Superseded
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Series [ovs-dev,branch-2.11,v2] dpdk: Use DPDK 18.11.11 release. | expand

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Hariprasad Govindharajan Feb. 12, 2021, 5:39 p.m. UTC 
Modify ci linux build script to use the latest DPDK stable release.
Modify Documentation to use the latest DPDK stable release
18.11.11. Update NEWS file to reflect the latest DPDK stable
release.

Note: 18.11.11 is the final support release for the 18.11 series,
no further support releases for 18.11 series are expected.

Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Govindharajan <hariprasad.govindharajan@intel.com>
Acked-by: Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>
---
v2:
modified NEWS file based on review comments
---
 .ci/linux-build.sh                       | 2 +-
 Documentation/faq/releases.rst           | 2 +-
 Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst     | 8 ++++----
 Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst | 6 +++---
 NEWS                                     | 4 ++++
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/.ci/linux-build.sh b/.ci/linux-build.sh
index ab0089d..61b7374 100755
--- a/.ci/linux-build.sh
+++ b/.ci/linux-build.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@  fi
 
 if [ "$DPDK" ] || [ "$DPDK_SHARED" ]; then
     if [ -z "$DPDK_VER" ]; then
-        DPDK_VER="18.11.9"
+        DPDK_VER="18.11.11"
     fi
     install_dpdk $DPDK_VER
     if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
index 302da72..d6a93b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
+++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@  Q: What DPDK version does each Open vSwitch release work with?
     2.8.x        17.05.2
     2.9.x        17.11.10
     2.10.x       17.11.10
-    2.11.x       18.11.9
+    2.11.x       18.11.11
     ============ ========
 
 Q: Are all the DPDK releases that OVS versions work with maintained?
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
index f0a7bff..a441715 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
+++ b/Documentation/intro/install/dpdk.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@  Build requirements
 In addition to the requirements described in :doc:`general`, building Open
 vSwitch with DPDK will require the following:
 
-- DPDK 18.11.9
+- DPDK 18.11.11
 
 - A `DPDK supported NIC`_
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@  Install DPDK
 #. Download the `DPDK sources`_, extract the file and set ``DPDK_DIR``::
 
        $ cd /usr/src/
-       $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
-       $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
-       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-18.11.9
+       $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.11.tar.xz
+       $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.11.tar.xz
+       $ export DPDK_DIR=/usr/src/dpdk-stable-18.11.11
        $ cd $DPDK_DIR
 
 #. (Optional) Configure DPDK as a shared library
diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
index 055cde0..4919797 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@  To begin, instantiate a guest as described in :ref:`dpdk-vhost-user` or
 DPDK sources to VM and build DPDK::
 
     $ cd /root/dpdk/
-    $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
-    $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.9.tar.xz
-    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-18.11.9
+    $ wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-18.11.11.tar.xz
+    $ tar xf dpdk-18.11.11.tar.xz
+    $ export DPDK_DIR=/root/dpdk/dpdk-stable-18.11.11
     $ export DPDK_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
     $ export DPDK_BUILD=$DPDK_DIR/$DPDK_TARGET
     $ cd $DPDK_DIR
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 531ce37..34674d6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ 
 v2.11.6 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
+   - Bug fixes
+   - DPDK  
+     * OVS validated with DPDK 18.11.11. Due to this being the final release
+       in the DPDK 18.11 series it is recommended to be used.
 
 v2.11.5 - 13 Jan 2021
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