From 1b0801390bb4699a70ca84143d7989d614e86d3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pallavi Kadam Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 11:09:16 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update i40e Windows support Add documentation to support i40e PMD on Windows. Update the release notes and features list for the same. Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit --- doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini | 1 + doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++-- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst | 4 ++++ 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini index b0a5ef4244..542432c41d 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini +++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Module EEPROM dump = Y Multiprocess aware = Y FreeBSD = Y Linux = Y +Windows = Y x86-32 = Y x86-64 = Y ARMv8 = Y diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst index c9de2e19aa..2ab1e01224 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Features of the i40e PMD are: - Malicious Device Drive event catch and notify - Generic flow API -Prerequisites -------------- +Linux Prerequisites +------------------- - Identifying your adapter using `Intel Support `_ and get the latest NVM/FW images. @@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ Prerequisites * In all cases Intel recommends using Intel Ethernet Optics; other modules may function but are not validated by Intel. Contact Intel for supported media types. +Windows Prerequisites +--------------------- + +- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows `_ to setup the basic DPDK environment. + +- Identify the Intel® Ethernet adapter and get the latest NVM/FW version. + +- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the NetUIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver. + +- To load NetUIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository + `_. + Recommended Matching List ------------------------- diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst index 3b205ce9e5..8cca01e961 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst @@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ New Features * Added support for traffic management +* **Updated Intel i40e driver.** + + * Added support on Windows. + * **Updated Intel ice driver.** Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including: -- 2.20.1