doc: add hairpin buffer size config in mlx5 guide

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_19_08.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
@@ -56,16 +56,22 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 

+* **EAL will now pick IOVA as VA mode as the default in most cases.**
+
+  Previously, the preferred default IOVA mode was selected to be IOVA as PA. The
+  behavior has now been changed to handle IOVA mode detection in a more complex
+  manner, and will default to IOVA as VA in most cases.
+

 * **Added MCS lock.**
 
   MCS lock provides scalability by spinning on a CPU/thread local variable
 * **Added MCS lock.**
 
   MCS lock provides scalability by spinning on a CPU/thread local variable

-  which avoids expensive cache bouncings.
+  which avoids expensive cache bouncing.

   It provides fairness by maintaining a list of acquirers and passing
   the lock to each CPU/thread in the order they acquired the lock.
 
 * **Updated the EAL Pseudo-random Number Generator.**
 
   It provides fairness by maintaining a list of acquirers and passing
   the lock to each CPU/thread in the order they acquired the lock.
 
 * **Updated the EAL Pseudo-random Number Generator.**
 

-  The lrand48()-based rte_rand() function is replaced with a
+  The ``lrand48()`` based ``rte_rand()`` function is replaced with a

   DPDK-native combined Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR)
   pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
 
   DPDK-native combined Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR)
   pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
 


@@ -73,38 +79,44 @@ New Features
   higher-quality pseudo-random numbers (including full 64 bit
   support) and improved performance.
 
   higher-quality pseudo-random numbers (including full 64 bit
   support) and improved performance.
 

-  In addition, <rte_random.h> is extended with a new function
-  rte_rand_max() which supplies unbiased, bounded pseudo-random
+  In addition, ``<rte_random.h>`` is extended with a new function
+  ``rte_rand_max()`` which supplies unbiased, bounded pseudo-random

   numbers.
 
   numbers.
 

-* **Updated the bnxt PMD.**
+* **Updated the Broadcom bnxt PMD.**

 
 

-  Updated the bnxt PMD. The major enhancements include:
+  Updated the Broadcom bnxt PMD. The major enhancements include:

 
 

-  * Performance optimizations in non-vector Tx path
-  * Added support for SSE vector mode
-  * Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.0.74
+  * Performance optimizations in non-vector Tx path.
+  * Added support for SSE vector mode.
+  * Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.0.91.

 
 * **Added support for Broadcom NetXtreme-E BCM57500 Ethernet controllers.**
 
 
 * **Added support for Broadcom NetXtreme-E BCM57500 Ethernet controllers.**
 

-  Added support to the bnxt PMD for the BCM57500 (a.k.a. "Thor") family
+  Added support to the Broadcom bnxt PMD for the BCM57500 (a.k.a. "Thor") family

   of Ethernet controllers. These controllers support link speeds up to
   200Gbps, 50G PAM-4, and PCIe 4.0.
 
   of Ethernet controllers. These controllers support link speeds up to
   200Gbps, 50G PAM-4, and PCIe 4.0.
 

-* **Added hinic PMD.**
+* **Added Huawei hinic PMD.**

 
   Added the new ``hinic`` net driver for Huawei Intelligent PCIE Network
   Adapters based on the Huawei Ethernet Controller Hi1822.
   See the :doc:`../nics/hinic` guide for more details on this new driver.
 
 
   Added the new ``hinic`` net driver for Huawei Intelligent PCIE Network
   Adapters based on the Huawei Ethernet Controller Hi1822.
   See the :doc:`../nics/hinic` guide for more details on this new driver.
 

-* **Updated the ice driver.**
+* **Updated the Intel ice driver.**

 
 

-  Updated ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
+  Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:

 
   * Enabled Tx outer/inner L3/L4 checksum offload.
   * Enabled generic filter framework and supported switch filter.
   * Supported UDP tunnel port add.
 
 
   * Enabled Tx outer/inner L3/L4 checksum offload.
   * Enabled generic filter framework and supported switch filter.
   * Supported UDP tunnel port add.
 

+* **Updated the Intel i40e driver.**
+
+  Updated tje Intel i40e driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for MARK + RSS action in rte_flow (non-vector RX path only)
+

 * **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
 
   Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
 * **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
 
   Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:


@@ -112,6 +124,12 @@ New Features
   * Updated the packet header modification feature. Added support of TCP header
     sequence number and acknowledgment number modification.
   * Added support for match on ICMP/ICMP6 code and type.
   * Updated the packet header modification feature. Added support of TCP header
     sequence number and acknowledgment number modification.
   * Added support for match on ICMP/ICMP6 code and type.

+  * Added support for matching on GRE's key and C,K,S present bits.
+  * Added support for IP-in-IP tunnel.
+  * Accelerated flows with count action creation and destroy.
+  * Accelerated flows counter query.
+  * Improved Tx datapath performance with enabled HW offloads.
+  * Added support for LRO.

 
 * **Updated Solarflare network PMD.**
 
 
 * **Updated Solarflare network PMD.**
 


@@ -121,7 +139,7 @@ New Features
 
 * **Added memif PMD.**
 
 
 * **Added memif PMD.**
 

-  Added the new Shared Memory Packet Interface (``memif``) PMD.
+  Added a new Shared Memory Packet Interface (``memif``) PMD.

   See the :doc:`../nics/memif` guide for more details on this new driver.
 
 * **Updated the AF_XDP PMD.**
   See the :doc:`../nics/memif` guide for more details on this new driver.
 
 * **Updated the AF_XDP PMD.**


@@ -129,25 +147,31 @@ New Features
   Updated the AF_XDP PMD. The new features include:
 
   * Enabled zero copy through mbuf's external memory mechanism to achieve
   Updated the AF_XDP PMD. The new features include:
 
   * Enabled zero copy through mbuf's external memory mechanism to achieve

-    high performance
+    higher performance.

   * Added multi-queue support to allow one af_xdp vdev with multiple netdev
   * Added multi-queue support to allow one af_xdp vdev with multiple netdev

-    queues
-  * Enabled need_wakeup feature which can provide efficient support for case
-    that application and driver executing on the same core.
+    queues.
+  * Enabled "need_wakeup" feature which can provide efficient support for the
+    usecase where the application and driver executing on the same core.

 
 * **Enabled infinite Rx in the PCAP PMD.**
 
 
 * **Enabled infinite Rx in the PCAP PMD.**
 

-  Added an infinite Rx feature which allows packets in the Rx PCAP of a PCAP
-  device to be received repeatedly at a high rate. This can be useful for quick
+  Added an infinite Rx feature to the PCAP PMD which allows packets in the Rx
+  PCAP to be received repeatedly at a high rate. This can be useful for quick

   performance testing of DPDK apps.
 
   performance testing of DPDK apps.
 

+* **Enabled receiving no packet in the PCAP PMD.**
+
+  Added function to allow users to run the PCAP PMD without receiving any
+  packets on PCAP Rx. When the function is called, a dummy queue is created
+  for each Tx queue argument passed.
+

 * **Added a FPGA_LTE_FEC bbdev PMD.**
 
 * **Added a FPGA_LTE_FEC bbdev PMD.**
 

-  Added the new ``fpga_lte_fec`` bbdev driver for the Intel® FPGA PAC
+  Added a new ``fpga_lte_fec`` bbdev driver for the Intel\ |reg| FPGA PAC

   (Programmable  Acceleration Card) N3000.  See the
   :doc:`../bbdevs/fpga_lte_fec` BBDEV guide for more details on this new driver.
 
   (Programmable  Acceleration Card) N3000.  See the
   :doc:`../bbdevs/fpga_lte_fec` BBDEV guide for more details on this new driver.
 

-* **Updated TURBO_SW bbdev PMD.**
+* **Updated the TURBO_SW bbdev PMD.**

 
   Updated the ``turbo_sw`` bbdev driver with changes including:
 
 
   Updated the ``turbo_sw`` bbdev driver with changes including:
 


@@ -155,17 +179,17 @@ New Features
     SDK libraries.
   * Added support for 5GNR encode/decode operations.
 
     SDK libraries.
   * Added support for 5GNR encode/decode operations.
 

-* **Updated the QuickAssist Technology (QAT) symmetric crypto PMD.**
+* **Updated the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) symmetric crypto PMD.**

 
   Added support for digest-encrypted cases where digest is appended
   to the data.
 
 
   Added support for digest-encrypted cases where digest is appended
   to the data.
 

-* **Added Intel QuickData Technology PMD**
+* **Added the Intel QuickData Technology PMD.**

 
 

-  The PMD for Intel\ |reg|  QuickData Technology, part of
+  Added a PMD for the Intel\ |reg|  QuickData Technology, part of

   Intel\ |reg|  I/O Acceleration Technology `(Intel I/OAT)
   <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-network/accel-technology.html>`_,
   Intel\ |reg|  I/O Acceleration Technology `(Intel I/OAT)
   <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-network/accel-technology.html>`_,

-  allows data copies to be done by hardware instead
+  which allows data copies to be done by hardware instead

   of via software, reducing cycles spent copying large blocks of data in
   applications.
 
   of via software, reducing cycles spent copying large blocks of data in
   applications.
 


@@ -173,26 +197,29 @@ New Features
 
   Added the new ``ethdev``, ``eventdev``, ``mempool``, ``eventdev Rx adapter``,
   ``eventdev Tx adapter``, ``eventdev Timer adapter`` and ``rawdev DMA``
 
   Added the new ``ethdev``, ``eventdev``, ``mempool``, ``eventdev Rx adapter``,
   ``eventdev Tx adapter``, ``eventdev Timer adapter`` and ``rawdev DMA``

-  drivers for various HW coprocessors available in ``OCTEON TX2`` SoC.
+  drivers for various HW co-processors available in ``OCTEON TX2`` SoC.

 
 

-  See :doc:`../platform/octeontx2` and driver informations:
+  See :doc:`../platform/octeontx2` and driver information:

 
   * :doc:`../nics/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../mempool/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../eventdevs/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../rawdevs/octeontx2_dma`
 
 
   * :doc:`../nics/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../mempool/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../eventdevs/octeontx2`
   * :doc:`../rawdevs/octeontx2_dma`
 

-* **Introduced NTB PMD.**
+* **Introduced the Intel NTB PMD.**

 
 

-  Added a PMD for Intel NTB (Non-transparent Bridge). This PMD implemented
-  handshake between two separate hosts and can share local memory for peer
+  Added a PMD for Intel NTB (Non-transparent Bridge). This PMD implements
+  a handshake between two separate hosts and can share local memory for peer

   host to directly access.
 
   host to directly access.
 

-* **Updated IPSec library Header Reconstruction.**
+* **Updated the IPSec library and IPsec Security Gateway application.**

 
 

-  Updated the IPSec library with ECN and DSCP field header reconstruction
-  feature followed by RFC4301. The IPSec-secgw sample application is also
-  updated to support this feature by default.
+  Added the following features to ``librte_ipsec``. Corresponding changes are
+  also added in the ``ipsec-secgw`` sample application.
+
+  * ECN and DSCP field header reconstruction as per RFC4301.
+  * Transport mode with IPv6 extension headers.
+  * Support packets with multiple segments.

 
 * **Updated telemetry library for global metrics support.**
 
 
 * **Updated telemetry library for global metrics support.**
 


@@ -201,13 +228,17 @@ New Features
 
 * **Added new telemetry mode for l3fwd-power application.**
 
 
 * **Added new telemetry mode for l3fwd-power application.**
 

-  Added telemetry mode to l3fwd-power application to report
-  application level busyness, empty and full polls of rte_eth_rx_burst().
+  Added a telemetry mode to the ``l3fwd-power`` application to report
+  application level busyness, empty and full polls of ``rte_eth_rx_burst()``.

 
 * **Updated the pdump application.**
 
   Add support for pdump to exit with primary process.
 
 
 * **Updated the pdump application.**
 
   Add support for pdump to exit with primary process.
 

+* **Updated test-compress-perf tool application.**
+
+  Added a multiple cores feature to the compression perf tool application.
+

 
 Removed Items
 -------------
 
 Removed Items
 -------------


@@ -221,7 +252,7 @@ Removed Items
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 

-* Removed KNI ethtool, CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL, support.
+* Removed KNI ethtool, ``CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL``, support.

 
 * build: armv8 crypto extension is disabled.
 
 
 * build: armv8 crypto extension is disabled.
 


@@ -241,15 +272,19 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 

-* The ``rte_mem_config`` structure has been made private. The new accessor
+* The ``rte_mem_config`` structure has been made private. New accessor

   ``rte_mcfg_*`` functions were introduced to provide replacement for direct
   access to the shared mem config.
 
 * The network structures, definitions and functions have
   been prefixed by ``rte_`` to resolve conflicts with libc headers.
 
   ``rte_mcfg_*`` functions were introduced to provide replacement for direct
   access to the shared mem config.
 
 * The network structures, definitions and functions have
   been prefixed by ``rte_`` to resolve conflicts with libc headers.
 

-* malloc: The function ``rte_malloc_set_limit`` was never implemented
-  is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+* malloc: The function ``rte_malloc_set_limit()`` was never implemented.
+  It is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
+* cryptodev: the ``uint8_t *data`` member of the ``key`` structure in the xforms
+  structure (``rte_crypto_cipher_xform``, ``rte_crypto_auth_xform``, and
+  ``rte_crypto_aead_xform``) have been changed to ``const uint8_t *data``.

 
 * eventdev: No longer marked as experimental.
 
 
 * eventdev: No longer marked as experimental.
 


@@ -258,8 +293,8 @@ API Changes
   announced at least one release before the ABI change is made. There are no
   ABI breaking changes planned.
 
   announced at least one release before the ABI change is made. There are no
   ABI breaking changes planned.
 

-* ip_frag: IP fragmentation library converts input mbuf into fragments
-  using input MTU size via ``rte_ipv4_fragment_packet`` interface.
+* ip_frag: The IP fragmentation library converts input mbuf into fragments
+  using input MTU size via the ``rte_ipv4_fragment_packet()`` interface.

   Once fragmentation is done, each ``mbuf->ol_flags`` are set to enable IP
   checksum H/W offload irrespective of the platform capability.
   Cleared IP checksum H/W offload flag from the library. The application must
   Once fragmentation is done, each ``mbuf->ol_flags`` are set to enable IP
   checksum H/W offload irrespective of the platform capability.
   Cleared IP checksum H/W offload flag from the library. The application must


@@ -267,12 +302,21 @@ API Changes
   use it.
 
 * ip_frag: IP reassembly library converts the list of fragments into a
   use it.
 
 * ip_frag: IP reassembly library converts the list of fragments into a

-  reassembled packet via ``rte_ipv4_frag_reassemble_packet`` interface.
+  reassembled packet via ``rte_ipv4_frag_reassemble_packet()`` interface.

   Once reassembly is done, ``mbuf->ol_flags`` are set to enable IP checksum H/W
   offload irrespective of the platform capability. Cleared IP checksum H/W
   offload flag from the library. The application must set this flag if it is
   supported by the platform and application wishes to use it.
 
   Once reassembly is done, ``mbuf->ol_flags`` are set to enable IP checksum H/W
   offload irrespective of the platform capability. Cleared IP checksum H/W
   offload flag from the library. The application must set this flag if it is
   supported by the platform and application wishes to use it.
 

+* sched: Macros ``RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS`` and
+  ``RTE_SCHED_PIPE_PROFILES_PER_PORT`` are removed for flexible configuration
+  of pipe traffic classes and their queues size, and for runtime configuration
+  of the maximum number of pipe profiles, respectively. In addition, the
+  ``wrr_weights`` field of struct ``rte_sched_pipe_params`` is modified to be
+  used only for best-effort tc, and the ``qsize`` field of struct
+  ``rte_sched_port_params`` is changed to allow different sizes for each
+  queue.
+

 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------


@@ -305,14 +349,17 @@ ABI Changes
   disable features supported by the crypto device. Only the following features
   would be allowed to be disabled this way,
 
   disable features supported by the crypto device. Only the following features
   would be allowed to be disabled this way,
 

-  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``
-  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``
-  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY``
+  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``.
+  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``.
+  - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY``.

 
   Disabling unused features would facilitate efficient usage of HW/SW offload.
 
 
   Disabling unused features would facilitate efficient usage of HW/SW offload.
 

-* bbdev: New operations and parameters added to support new 5GNR operations.
-  The bbdev ABI is still kept experimental.
+* bbdev: New operations and parameters have been added to support new 5GNR
+  operations. The bbdev ABI is still kept experimental.
+
+* rawdev: The driver names have been changed to ``librte_rawdev_*``.
+  Now they all have the same prefix, and same name with make and meson builds.

 
 
 Shared Library Versions
 
 
 Shared Library Versions


@@ -385,7 +432,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_rcu.so.1
      librte_reorder.so.1
      librte_ring.so.2
      librte_rcu.so.1
      librte_reorder.so.1
      librte_ring.so.2

-     librte_sched.so.2
+   + librte_sched.so.3

      librte_security.so.2
      librte_stack.so.1
      librte_table.so.3
      librte_security.so.2
      librte_stack.so.1
      librte_table.so.3


@@ -407,6 +454,15 @@ Known Issues
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 

+* **Unsuitable IOVA mode may be picked as the default.**
+
+  Not all kernel drivers and not all devices support all IOVA modes. EAL will
+  attempt to pick a reasonable default based on a number of factors, but
+  there may be cases where the default is unsuitable.
+
+  It is recommended to use the `--iova-mode` command-line parameter if the
+  default is not suitable.
+

 
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------
 
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------


@@ -427,3 +483,266 @@ Tested Platforms
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 

+* Intel(R) platforms with Intel(R) NICs combinations
+
+   * CPU
+
+     * Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C3758 @ 2.20GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU D-1541 @ 2.10GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU D-1553N @ 2.30GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2699 v3 @ 2.30GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2699 v4 @ 2.20GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6139 CPU @ 2.30GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280M CPU @ 2.70GHz
+
+   * OS:
+
+     * CentOS 7.6
+     * Fedora 30
+     * FreeBSD 12.0
+     * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.0
+     * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6
+     * Suse12SP3
+     * Ubuntu 16.04
+     * Ubuntu 16.10
+     * Ubuntu 18.04
+     * Ubuntu 19.04
+
+   * NICs:
+
+     * Intel(R) 82599ES 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+
+       * Firmware version: 0x61bf0001
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:10fb / 8086:10ed
+       * Driver version: 5.6.1 (ixgbe)
+
+     * Intel(R) Corporation Ethernet Connection X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T
+
+       * Firmware version: 0x800003e7
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:15ad / 8086:15a8
+       * Driver version: 5.1.0 (ixgbe)
+
+     * Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller 10G X550T
+
+       * Firmware version: 0x80000482
+       * Device id (pf): 8086:1563
+       * Driver version: 5.6.1 (ixgbe)
+
+     * Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA4 (4x10G)
+
+       * Firmware version: 7.00 0x80004cdb
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1572 / 8086:154c
+       * Driver version: 2.9.21 (i40e)
+
+     * Intel(R) Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+ (4x10G)
+
+       * Firmware version: 4.10 0x80001a3c
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:37d0 / 8086:37cd
+       * Driver version: 2.9.21 (i40e)
+
+     * Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XXV710-DA2 (2x25G)
+
+       * Firmware version: 7.00 0x80004cf8
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:158b / 8086:154c
+       * Driver version: 2.9.21 (i40e)
+
+     * Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-QDA2 (2X40G)
+
+       * Firmware version: 7.00 0x80004c97
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1583 / 8086:154c
+       * Driver version: 2.9.21 (i40e)
+
+     * Intel(R) Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection
+
+       * Firmware version: 1.63, 0x80000cbc
+       * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1521 / 8086:1520
+       * Driver version: 5.4.0-k (igb)
+
+     * Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection
+
+       * Firmware version: 3.25, 0x800006eb
+       * Device id (pf): 8086:1533
+       * Driver version: 5.4.0-k(igb)
+
+* Intel(R) platforms with Mellanox(R) NICs combinations
+
+  * CPU:
+
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6154 CPU @ 3.00GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697A v4 @ 2.60GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz
+    * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz
+
+  * OS:
+
+    * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6 (Maipo)
+    * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.5 (Maipo)
+    * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.4 (Maipo)
+    * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.3 (Maipo)
+    * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo)
+    * Ubuntu 19.04
+    * Ubuntu 18.10
+    * Ubuntu 18.04
+    * Ubuntu 16.04
+    * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
+
+  * OFED:
+
+    * MLNX_OFED 4.6-1.0.1.1
+    * MLNX_OFED 4.6-4.1.2.0
+
+  * NICs:
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2x40G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1007
+      * Firmware version: 2.42.5000
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4111A-XCAT (1x10G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX413A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX415A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX4131A-GCAT/MCX413A-GCAT (1x50G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX414A-BCAT (2x50G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-GCAT/MCX416A-BCAT/MCX416A-GCAT (2x50G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-CCAT (1x100G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 100G MCX416A-CCAT (2x100G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+      * Firmware version: 12.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+      * Firmware version: 14.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+      * Firmware version: 14.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1017
+      * Firmware version: 16.25.6406 and above
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 Ex EN 100G MCX516A-CDAT (2x100G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 4.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1019
+      * Firmware version: 16.25.6406 and above
+
+* Mellanox(R) BlueField SmartNIC
+
+  * Mellanox(R) BlueField SmartNIC MT416842 (2x25G)
+
+    * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+    * Device ID: 15b3:a2d2
+    * Firmware version: 18.25.6600
+
+  * SoC Arm cores running OS:
+
+    * CentOS Linux release 7.5.1804 (AltArch)
+    * MLNX_OFED 4.6-3.5.8.0
+
+  * DPDK application running on Arm cores inside SmartNIC
+
+* IBM Power 9 platforms with Mellanox(R) NICs combinations
+
+  * CPU:
+
+    * POWER9 2.2 (pvr 004e 1202) 2300MHz
+
+  * OS:
+
+    * Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
+
+  * NICs:
+
+    * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G)
+
+      * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+      * Device ID: 15b3:1017
+      * Firmware version: 16.25.6406
+
+  * OFED:
+
+    * MLNX_OFED 4.6-4.1.2.0
+
+* ARMv8 SoC combinations from Marvell (with integrated NICs)
+
+   * SoC:
+
+     * CN83xx, CN96xx, CNF95xx, CN93xx
+
+   * OS (Based on Marvell OCTEON TX SDK 10.0):
+
+     * Arch Linux
+     * Buildroot 2018.11
+     * Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
+     * Ubuntu 16.10
+     * Ubuntu 18.04.1
+     * Ubuntu 19.04