From 74c68e6df96149a815524fa7a7bc3915827671fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ferruh Yigit Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 16:11:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update igb_uio module status in Linux guide igb_uio kernel module disabled by default starting from v20.02, document this to prevent confusion. And add note about long term igb_uio plans/directions to move it to another repo based on DPDK technical board decision: http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-November/151763.html Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon --- doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst index 238f3e9002..d40b495c1d 100644 --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst @@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ be loaded as shown below: sudo modprobe uio sudo insmod kmod/igb_uio.ko +.. note:: + + ``igb_uio`` module is disabled by default starting from ``DPDK v20.02``. + To build it, the config option ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO`` should be enabled. + It is planned to move ``igb_uio`` module to a different git repository. + .. note:: For some devices which lack support for legacy interrupts, e.g. virtual function -- 2.20.1