X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fnics%2Fionic.rst;h=673700d6cecef28c7638aa959997a7e9ba6f9730;hb=d5f2880c989fda4c44992dd961c3b241d34973ab;hp=787123df5ddd39c340456f9e194d67757658e919;hpb=a72cf98cc93eefbc2fc3673b696d1b218d01eb8e;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst index 787123df5d..673700d6ce 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .. 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 ============ @@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ IONIC Driver The ionic driver provides support for Pensando server adapters. It currently supports the below models: -- `Naples DSC-25 `_ -- `Naples DSC-100 `_ +- DSC-25 dual-port 25G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) `__ +- DSC-100 dual-port 100G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) `__ -Please visit https://pensando.io for more information. +Please visit the Pensando web site at https://pensando.io for more information. +The `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 @@ -24,18 +25,16 @@ on the host, check for the PCI devices: 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 ` for instructions on how to build DPDK.