X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fnics%2Fvdev_netvsc.rst;h=5c1dcbf78d19812bd9a406924ddc5dd244b4a16c;hb=a8f0df6bf98d295668b429f65884af887c2c5b77;hp=55d130a3ed0f7fe7e752034cb0ff541cfd9efebd;hpb=56252de779a68df5f49c04a49b404fa693719d01;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/vdev_netvsc.rst b/doc/guides/nics/vdev_netvsc.rst index 55d130a3ed..5c1dcbf78d 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/vdev_netvsc.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/vdev_netvsc.rst @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause Copyright 2017 6WIND S.A. - Copyright 2017 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. + Copyright 2017 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd VDEV_NETVSC driver ================== -The VDEV_NETVSC driver (librte_pmd_vdev_netvsc) provides support for NetVSC +The VDEV_NETVSC driver (**librte_net_vdev_netvsc**) provides support for NetVSC interfaces and associated SR-IOV virtual function (VF) devices found in Linux virtual machines running on Microsoft Hyper-V_ (including Azure) platforms. @@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ This driver implementation may be temporary and should be improved or removed either when hot-plug will be fully supported in EAL and bus drivers or when a new NetVSC driver will be integrated. -Build options -------------- - -- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VDEV_NETVSC_PMD`` (default ``y``) - - Toggle compilation of this driver. Run-time parameters ------------------- @@ -89,12 +83,16 @@ The following device parameters are supported: - ``force`` [int] If nonzero, forces the use of specified interfaces even if not detected as - NetVSC or detected as routed NETVSC. + NetVSC. - ``ignore`` [int] - If nonzero, ignores the driver runnig (actually used to disable the + If nonzero, ignores the driver running (actually used to disable the auto-detection in Hyper-V VM). -Not specifying either ``iface`` or ``mac`` makes this driver attach itself to -all unrouted NetVSC interfaces found on the system. +.. note:: + + Not specifying either ``iface`` or ``mac`` makes this driver attach itself to + all unrouted NetVSC interfaces found on the system. + Specifying the device makes this driver attach itself to the device + regardless the device routes.