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[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / nics / ice.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
index a0887f1..8d40d17 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ The ice PMD (**librte_net_ice**) provides poll mode driver support for
 10/25/50/100 Gbps Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters based on
 the Intel Ethernet Controller E810 and Intel Ethernet Connection E822/E823.
 
 10/25/50/100 Gbps Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters based on
 the Intel Ethernet Controller E810 and Intel Ethernet Connection E822/E823.
 

-Prerequisites
--------------
+Linux Prerequisites
+-------------------

 
 - Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
 
 
 - Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
 


@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ Prerequisites
 - To understand DDP for COMMs usage with DPDK, please review `Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Telecommunication (Comms)
   Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) Package <https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/618651>`_.
 
 - To understand DDP for COMMs usage with DPDK, please review `Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Telecommunication (Comms)
   Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) Package <https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/618651>`_.
 

+Windows Prerequisites
+---------------------
+
+- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows <https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/windows_gsg/index.html>`_ to setup the basic DPDK environment.
+
+- Identify the Intel® Ethernet adapter and get the latest NVM/FW version.
+
+- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the NetUIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver.
+
+- To load NetUIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository
+  <https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/netuio/README.rst>`_.
+
+- Loading of private Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package is not supported on Windows.
+

 
 Recommended Matching List
 -------------------------
 
 Recommended Matching List
 -------------------------


@@ -211,9 +225,12 @@ are chosen based on 2 conditions.
 - ``CPU``
   On the X86 platform, the driver checks if the CPU supports AVX2.
   If it's supported, AVX2 paths will be chosen. If not, SSE is chosen.
 - ``CPU``
   On the X86 platform, the driver checks if the CPU supports AVX2.
   If it's supported, AVX2 paths will be chosen. If not, SSE is chosen.

+  If the CPU supports AVX512 and EAL argument ``--force-max-simd-bitwidth``
+  is set to 512, AVX512 paths will be chosen.

 
 - ``Offload features``
 
 - ``Offload features``

-  The supported HW offload features are described in the document ice_vec.ini.
+  The supported HW offload features are described in the document ice.ini,
+  A value "P" means the offload feature is not supported by vector path.

   If any not supported features are used, ICE vector PMD is disabled and the
   normal paths are chosen.
 
   If any not supported features are used, ICE vector PMD is disabled and the
   normal paths are chosen.
 


@@ -313,3 +330,8 @@ is stored in ``ice_adapter->active_pkg_type``.
 
 A symbolic link to the DDP package file is also ok. The same package
 file is used by both the kernel driver and the DPDK PMD.
 
 A symbolic link to the DDP package file is also ok. The same package
 file is used by both the kernel driver and the DPDK PMD.

+
+   .. Note::
+
+      Windows support: The DDP package is not supported on Windows so,
+      loading of the package is disabled on Windows.