Sure, please feel free to shorten it. Thanks, Weijun
On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:16:25 -0500 > Weijun Pan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst > > b/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst > > index 2fa1ac4028..7ecb05d407 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/link_bonding_poll_mode_drv_lib.rst > > @@ -254,6 +254,19 @@ Like all other PMD, all functions exported by a PMD > > are lock-free functions > > that are assumed not to be invoked in parallel on different logical cores > > to > > work on the same target object. > > > > +Bonding device configuration is owned by the primary process. Secondary > > +processes may attach to an existing bonding device for query and detach > > +operations, but must not change bonding configuration or device state. > > + > > +In a secondary process, bonding control operations such as configuring, > > +starting or stopping the device, setting up queues, changing members, > > +changing the bonding mode, updating RSS, changing MAC addresses, changing > > +MTU, or configuring ``rte_flow`` rules are not supported. > > + > > +Secondary process datapath support is limited and bonding mode specific. > > +Applications should not rely on secondary processes for bonding datapath > > +operation unless support for the selected mode is explicitly documented. > > + > > It should also be noted that the PMD receive function should not be invoked > > directly on a member devices after they have been to a bonding device since > > packets read directly from the member device will no longer be available > > to the > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > > index c8cc86295d..8df012c99b 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst > > @@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ New Features > > Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. > > ======================================================= > > > > +* **Updated bonding PMD secondary process handling.** > > + > > + Bonding devices now use a secondary-process device operations table to > > + keep query and detach paths available while rejecting unsupported control > > + operations before shared ethdev state can be modified. Bonding-specific > > + control APIs are also restricted to the primary process. > > > > Removed Items > > Mind if I shorten this text, it reads like AI autogenerated verbosity. > I.e 10x longer than needed. Release notes especially should be succinct.
