X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fnics%2Fmlx4.rst;h=49f4626376b332309775be971d6c476d0ad820ec;hb=9ba3d0ae2090;hp=62f0c31eb94ec1aa7e788497386c18b8d6ac36cd;hpb=54f5a7a224e86e6abbea8a2a1a9e5cd211177c77;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst index 62f0c31eb9..49f4626376 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ MLX4 poll mode driver library ============================= The MLX4 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx4**) implements support -for **Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN** 10/40 Gbps adapters as well as their virtual -functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. +for **Mellanox ConnectX-3** and **Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro** 10/40 Gbps adapters +as well as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. Information and documentation about this family of adapters can be found on the `Mellanox website `_. Help is also provided by @@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ There is also a `section dedicated to this poll mode driver be enabled manually by setting ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD=y`` and recompiling DPDK. -.. warning:: - - ``CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS`` with ``CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB`` - is not supported and thus the compilation will fail with this configuration. - Implementation details ---------------------- @@ -79,7 +74,7 @@ long as they share the same MAC address. Compiling librte_pmd_mlx4 causes DPDK to be linked against libibverbs. Features ---------- +-------- - RSS, also known as RCA, is supported. In this mode the number of configured RX queues must be a power of two. @@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ Limitations - RSS always includes L3 (IPv4/IPv6) and L4 (UDP/TCP). They cannot be dissociated. - Hardware counters are not implemented (they are software counters). -- Secondary process RX is not supported +- Secondary process RX is not supported. Configuration ------------- @@ -279,7 +274,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx4. modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx4_en mlx4_core mlx4_ib - Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the follwoing script can + Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can be run: .. code-block:: console