Re: [PATCH 2/2] known_issues: drop note about UIO with really old kernels

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:45:17 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:

> The DPDK has not supported 3.9 kernel for a long time so the
> release note about UIO kernel bug in older versions is no
> longer relevant.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst | 21 ---------------------
>  1 file changed, 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst
> index 187d9c942e56..56fc38a0edd1 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst
> @@ -415,27 +415,6 @@ Differences in how different Intel NICs handle maximum packet length for jumbo f
>     Poll Mode Driver (PMD).
>  
>  
> -Binding PCI devices to igb_uio fails on Linux kernel 3.9 when more than one device is used
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> -**Description**:
> -   A known bug in the UIO driver included in Linux kernel version 3.9 prevents more than one PCI device to be
> -   bound to the igb_uio driver.
> -
> -**Implication**:
> -   The Poll Mode Driver (PMD) will crash on initialization.
> -
> -**Resolution/Workaround**:
> -   Use earlier or later kernel versions, or apply the following
> -   `patch  <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5ed0505c713805f89473cdc0bbfb5110dfd840cb>`_.
> -
> -**Affected Environment/Platform**:
> -   Linux systems with kernel version 3.9
> -
> -**Driver/Module**:
> -   igb_uio module
> -
> -
>  GCC might generate Intel® AVX instructions for processors without Intel® AVX support
>  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  

Could someone review this patch? It been stuck for a long time.