From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alejandro Lucero Subject: [PATCH v2 3/3] doc: comment rte_eth_dev_start change Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:15:59 +0100 Message-ID: <1535109359-48584-4-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com> References: <1535109359-48584-1-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com> Cc: stable@dpdk.org, ferruh.yigit@intel.com To: dev@dpdk.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1535109359-48584-1-git-send-email-alejandro.lucero@netronome.com> List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" The new device flag RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR modifies how MAC is set when calling rte_eth_dev_start. Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst index 3ae6b3f..b0c73bd 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst @@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ API Changes This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= - + * A new device flag, RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR, changes the order of + actions inside rte_eth_dev_start regarding MAC set. Some NICs do not + support MAC changes once the port has started and with this new device + flag the MAC can be properly configured in any case. This is particularly + important for bonding. ABI Changes ----------- -- 1.9.1