From 6d4e18669575ad0d036b2b7a16a15b122b482b0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasesh Mody Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 16:57:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: explain zlib dependency for bnx2x Correct CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD config file option and add a note about external zlib dependency for loading the firmware image. Fixes: ce9b8bb8b998 ("config: disable bnx2x driver") Cc: stable@dpdk.org Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody --- doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst index a3a0665bb5..fbfc048e04 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst @@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Config File Options The following options can be modified in the ``.config`` file. Please note that enabling debugging options may affect system performance. -- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD`` (default **y**) +- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD`` (default **n**) - Toggle compilation of bnx2x driver. + Toggle compilation of bnx2x driver. To use bnx2x PMD set this config parameter + to 'y'. Also, in order for firmware binary to load user will need zlib devel + package installed. - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_DEBUG`` (default **n**) -- 2.20.1