X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fnics%2Fi40e.rst;h=07841dca2424b40ae2039cef20dbf274a57486ee;hb=7ee79e83fd8c808df462ad931a5fd11aceb25deb;hp=20c998398c87f5a3adbac02b35b5cf342f715528;hpb=6ada10deac667cd2f79bd08d25dd068c04747fe5;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst index 20c998398c..07841dca24 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Features of the i40e PMD are: - Malicious Device Drive event catch and notify - Generic flow API -Prerequisites -------------- +Linux Prerequisites +------------------- - Identifying your adapter using `Intel Support `_ and get the latest NVM/FW images. @@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ Prerequisites * In all cases Intel recommends using Intel Ethernet Optics; other modules may function but are not validated by Intel. Contact Intel for supported media types. +Windows Prerequisites +--------------------- + +- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows `_ 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 + `_. + Recommended Matching List ------------------------- @@ -88,7 +100,9 @@ For X710/XL710/XXV710, +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version | +==============+=======================+==================+ - | 20.11 | 2.13.10 | 8.00 | + | 21.02 | 2.14.13 | 8.00 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 20.11 | 2.14.13 | 8.00 | +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 20.08 | 2.12.6 | 7.30 | +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ @@ -133,6 +147,8 @@ For X722, +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version | +==============+=======================+==================+ + | 21.02 | 2.14.13 | 5.00 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 20.11 | 2.13.10 | 5.00 | +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 20.08 | 2.12.6 | 4.11 | @@ -723,6 +739,11 @@ When programming cloud filters for IPv4/6_UDP/TCP/SCTP with SRC port only or DST it will make any cloud filter using inner_vlan or tunnel key invalid. Default configuration will be recovered only by NIC core reset. +Mirror rule limitation for X722 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Due to firmware restriction of X722, the same VSI cannot have more than one mirror rule. + High Performance of Small Packets on 40GbE NIC ----------------------------------------------