> From: Stephen Hemminger <sthem...@microsoft.com> > > Matching documentation for new netvsc device. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthem...@microsoft.com> > --- > doc/guides/nics/features/netvsc.ini | 23 ++++++ > doc/guides/nics/index.rst | 1 + > doc/guides/nics/netvsc.rst | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 5 ++ > 4 files changed, 127 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 doc/guides/nics/features/netvsc.ini > create mode 100644 doc/guides/nics/netvsc.rst > > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/netvsc.ini > b/doc/guides/nics/features/netvsc.ini > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..2ff6042bf47b > --- /dev/null > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/netvsc.ini
<...> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/netvsc.rst > @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause > + Copyright(c) Microsoft Corporation. > + > +Netvsc (Hyper-V) poll mode driver > +================================= > + > +Hyper-V is a hypervisor integrated into Window Server 2008, Windows 10 > +and later versions. It supports a para-virtualized network interface > +called netvsc that is visible on the virtual machine bus (VMBUS). In > +the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK), we provide a Network Virtual > +Service Client (NetVSC) Poll Mode Driver (PMD). The NetVSC PMD supports > +Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Azure cloud. > + > +NetVSC Implementation in DPDK > +----------------------------- > + > +The Netvsc PMD is a standalone driver. VMBus network devices that are > +being used by DPDK must be unbound from the Linux kernel driver > +(hv_netvsc) and bound to the Userspace IO driver for Hyper-V > +(uio_hv_generic). > + > +This is most conveniently done with the .. _`driverctl`: > +https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl > +script. The way you set up the link here is wrong .. _`driverctl`: https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl ---> `driverctl <https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl>`_ <...> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst > @@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ New Features > stats/xstats on shared memory from secondary process, and also pdump > packets on > those virtual devices. > > +* **Added experimental support for Hyper-V netvsc PMD.** > + > + The new experimntal ``netvsc`` poll mode driver provides native > + support for networking on Hyper-V. See the :doc:`../nics/netvsc` nic driver > guide Spelling above experimntal / experimental > + for more details on this new driver. > > API Changes > -----------
