From e89aebf3b5975de6625b5e1a688b52ef9dfafc13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Qi Zhang Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:56:07 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update ice user guide Add link for firmware/OOT kernel driver/DDP download Add matching List. Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit --- doc/guides/nics/ice.rst | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst index c5a76a2a21..a0887f129f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst @@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ ICE Poll Mode Driver ====================== The ice PMD (**librte_net_ice**) provides poll mode driver support for -10/25/50/100 Gbps Intel® Ethernet 810 Series Network Adapters based on -the Intel Ethernet Controller E810. - +10/25/50/100 Gbps Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters based on +the Intel Ethernet Controller E810 and Intel Ethernet Connection E822/E823. Prerequisites ------------- @@ -17,6 +16,30 @@ Prerequisites - To get better performance on Intel platforms, please follow the "How to get best performance with NICs on Intel platforms" section of the :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux `. +- Please follow the matching list to download specific kernel driver, firmware and DDP package from + `https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/search.html?ws=text#q=e810&t=Downloads&layout=table`. + +- To understand what is DDP package and how it works, please review `Intel® Ethernet Controller E810 Dynamic + Device Personalization (DDP) for Telecommunications Technology Guide `_. + +- To understand DDP for COMMs usage with DPDK, please review `Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Telecommunication (Comms) + Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) Package `_. + + +Recommended Matching List +------------------------- + +It is highly recommended to upgrade the ice kernel driver, firmware and DDP package +to avoid the compatibility issues with ice PMD. +Here is the suggested matching list which has been tested and verified. +The detailed information can refer to chapter Tested Platforms/Tested NICs in release notes. + + +-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------+ + | DPDK | Kernel Driver | OS Default DDP | COMMS DDP | Firmware | + +===========+===============+=================+===========+===========+ + | 20.11 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.20 | 1.3.24 | 2.3 | + +-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------+ + Pre-Installation Configuration ------------------------------ -- 2.20.1