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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.
 
-Prerequisites
--------------
+Linux Prerequisites
+-------------------
 
 - 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>`_.
 
+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
 -------------------------
@@ -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.
+  If the CPU supports AVX512 and EAL argument ``--force-max-simd-bitwidth``
+  is set to 512, AVX512 paths will be chosen.
 
 - ``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.
 
@@ -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.
+
+   .. Note::
+
+      Windows support: The DDP package is not supported on Windows so,
+      loading of the package is disabled on Windows.