.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)
- Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ Copyright(c) 2018-2020 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
IONIC Driver
============
The ionic driver provides support for Pensando server adapters.
It currently supports the below models:
-- `Naples DSC-25 <https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples-25_ProductBrief_10-2019.pdf>`_
-- `Naples DSC-100 <https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples_100_ProductBrief-10-2019.pdf>`_
+- DSC-25 dual-port 25G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) <https://pensando.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pensando-DSC-25-Product-Brief.pdf>`__
+- DSC-100 dual-port 100G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) <https://pensando.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pensando-DSC-100-Product-Brief.pdf>`__
-Please visit https://pensando.io for more information.
+Please visit the Pensando web site at https://pensando.io for more information.
+The `Documents <https://pensando.io/documents/>`_ page contains Product Briefs and other product information.
Identifying the Adapter
-----------------------
-To find if one or more Pensando PCI Ethernet devices are installed
+To determine if one or more Pensando DSC Ethernet devices are installed
on the host, check for the PCI devices:
.. code-block:: console
b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
b6:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
-Pre-Installation Configuration
-------------------------------
+Firmware Support
+----------------
-The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file.
-
-- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD`` (default ``y``)
-
- Toggle compilation of ionic PMD.
+The ionic PMD requires firmware which supports 16 segment transmit SGLs.
+This support was added prior to version 1.0. For help upgrading older versions,
+please contact Pensando support.
Building DPDK
-------------
-The ionic PMD driver supports UIO and VFIO, please refer to the
+The ionic PMD supports UIO and VFIO. Please refer to the
:ref:`DPDK documentation that comes with the DPDK suite <linux_gsg>`
for instructions on how to build DPDK.