config: enable virtio for ppc64

Now that virtio pmd is supported on ppc, enable it.

Signed-off-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>

diff --git a/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc b/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
index 9eb0cc4..bef8f49 100644 (file)
--- a/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
+++ b/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_VMWARE_TSC_MAP_SUPPORT=n
 # Will turn on them only after the successful testing on Power
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD=n
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD=n
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD=n

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
index c0f6b02..131723c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ New Features
   * Dropped specific Xen Dom0 code.
   * Dropped specific anonymous mempool code in testpmd.
 
+* **Supported virtio on IBM POWER8.**
+
+  The ioports are mapped in memory when using Linux UIO.
+
 * **Added AES-CTR support to AESNI MB PMD.**
 
   Now AESNI MB PMD supports 128/192/256-bit counter mode AES encryption and