X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=drivers%2Fnet%2Fixgbe%2Fbase%2FREADME;h=70fdfe7c8431ffcdaecfc9567c75afc3a3504495;hb=b97a13d8833bf4ddd0cdf1453db05bd29dd95fc2;hp=fa71d8596e29158df06a2cb84212fc7d8c08e942;hpb=cd417874b293c368f616119db27ca9dfa4ef99a9;p=dpdk.git

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
index fa71d8596e..70fdfe7c84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ..
      BSD LICENSE
    
-     Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+     Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
      All rights reserved.
    
      Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Intel® IXGBE driver
 ===================
 
 This directory contains source code of FreeBSD ixgbe driver of version
-cid-10g-shared-code.2015.03.06 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
+cid-ixgbe.2018.01.02.tar.gz released by the team which develop
+basic drivers for any ixgbe NIC. The sub-directory of base/
 contains the original source package.
 This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 
@@ -50,18 +51,12 @@ This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 * Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
 * Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series
 * Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2
-* Intel® Ethernet Controller X550-BT2
-
-Updating driver
-===============
-
-The following modifications have been made to this code to integrate it with the
-Intel® DPDK:
+* Intel® Ethernet Controller X550 Series
 
+Updating the driver
+===================
 
-ixgbe_osdep.h
--------------
+NOTE: The source code in this directory should not be modified apart from
+the following file(s):
 
-The OS dependency layer has been extensively modified to support the drivers in
-the Intel® DPDK environment. It is expected that these files will not need to be
-changed on updating the driver.
+    ixgbe_osdep.h