net/i40e/base: document latest base code version

Update the documentation and comments with brief details on the base
code version included in this release.

Signed-off-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
index de39216..f66852e 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ New Features
   * Dropped specific Xen Dom0 code.
   * Dropped specific anonymous mempool code in testpmd.
 
+* **Updated the i40e base driver.**
+
+  Updated the i40e base driver, which includes support for new devices IDs.
+
 * **Supported virtio on IBM POWER8.**
 
   The ioports are mapped in memory when using Linux UIO.

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile b/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
index 9ffef3f..d76c7f3 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ VPATH += $(SRCDIR)/base
 
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
-# base driver is based on the package of dpdk-i40e.2016.01.07.14.tar.gz.
+# base driver is based on the package of dpdk-i40e.2016.04.18.12.tar.gz.
 #
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += i40e_adminq.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += i40e_common.c