From: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 08:32:00 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: doc: update release notes for mlx4
X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~4489
X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3730c188e91f05454c0b382c1843c3cc92e5b445;p=dpdk.git

doc: update release notes for mlx4

Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
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diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
index 49f4626376..9a2e9736fe 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
 
 Currently supported by DPDK:
 
-- Mellanox OFED **3.1**.
-- Firmware version **2.35.5100** and higher.
+- Mellanox OFED **4.0-1.0.1.0**.
+- Firmware version **2.40.5030**.
 - Supported architectures:  **x86_64** and **POWER8**.
 
 Getting Mellanox OFED
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ required from that distribution.
    this DPDK release was developed and tested against is strongly
    recommended. Please check the `prerequisites`_.
 
+Supported NICs
+--------------
+
+* Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2*40G)
+
 Usage example
 -------------
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index dc46e36929..63566ae7d8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ New Features
   A new network PMD which supports Solarflare SFN7xxx and SFN8xxx family
   of 10/40 Gbps adapters has been added.
 
+* **Updated the mlx4 driver.**
+
+  * Addressed a few bugs.
+
 * **Added support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 adapters (mlx5).**
 
   Support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 family of 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps adapters
@@ -429,3 +433,34 @@ Tested Platforms
    This section is a comment. do not overwrite or remove it.
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
+
+#. Intel(R) platforms with Mellanox(R) NICs.
+
+   * Platform details.
+
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
+     * Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
+
+     * OS:
+
+       * CentOS 7.0
+       * Fedora 23
+       * Fedora 24
+       * FreeBSD 10.3
+       * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
+       * SUSE Enterprise Linux 12
+       * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
+       * Ubuntu 15.10
+       * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
+       * Wind River Linux 8
+
+   * MLNX_OFED: 4.0-1.0.1.0
+
+   * NICs:
+
+     * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2x40G)
+
+       * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+       * Device ID: 15b3:1007
+       * Firmware version: 2.40.5030