From 5ef162a8b2c07a9a57bdf0f02a595709f3b60386 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viacheslav Ovsiienko Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 16:55:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: fix release notes for mlx5 dependency The mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 platform with OFED version 5.1-0.6.6.0 (latest GA release at the moment). Release notes known issues chapter is updated accordingly, workaround is proposed. Fixes: 544f35c334e5 ("doc: add tested platforms with Mellanox NICs") Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko Acked-by: Asaf Penso --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst index 9761f5a4f3..3b29aefd1f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst @@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ Known Issues Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= +* **mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 with OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0.** + + Consider using the newer OFED releases, the previous + OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0, or upstream rdma-core library v29 and above. + Tested Platforms ---------------- @@ -489,4 +494,4 @@ Tested Platforms * OFED: - * MLNX_OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0 + * MLNX_OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0 -- 2.20.1