Good doc, some suggestions Better to list the exact firmware versions: 6.01 0x80003221 And better to give the NIC name and device id and etc, as below. Thx.
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA4 (4x10G) Firmware version: 6.01 0x80003221 Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1572 / 8086:154c Driver version: 2.4.6 (i40e) Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+ (4x10G) Firmware version: 3.33 0x80000fd5 0.0.0 Device id (pf/vf): 8086:37d0 / 8086:37cd Driver version: 2.4.3 (i40e) Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XXV710-DA2 (2x25G) Firmware version: 6.01 0x80003221 Device id (pf/vf): 8086:158b / 8086:154c Driver version: 2.4.6 (i40e) Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-QDA2 (2X40G) Firmware version: 6.01 0x8000321c Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1583 / 8086:154c Driver version: 2.4.6 (i40e) > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Xiaoyun Li > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:20 PM > To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; Xing, Beilei > <beilei.x...@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zh...@intel.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun...@intel.com> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] doc: add i40e recommended matching list > > Add suggested DPDK/kernel driver/firmware version matching list for i40e. > > Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun...@intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) > > --- > v3: > Polish the title and commit log. > v2: > Polish the title and section name. > > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst index > d5b02c9..b8c1c1d 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst > @@ -58,6 +58,35 @@ Prerequisites > - Upgrade the NVM/FW version following the `Intel® Ethernet NVM Update > Tool Quick Usage Guide for Linux > <https://www- > ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/networking/nvm- > update-tool-quick-linux-usage-guide.html>`_ and `Intel® Ethernet NVM Update > Tool: Quick Usage Guide for EFI > <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/networking/ > nvm-update-tool-quick-efi-usage-guide.html>`_ if needed. > > +Recommended Matching List > +------------------------- > + > +It is highly recommended to upgrade the i40e kernel driver and firmware > +to avoid the compatibility issues with i40e PMD. Here is the suggested > +matching list which has been tested and verified. > + > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version | > + +==============+=======================+==================+ > + | 18.05 | 2.4.6 | 6.01 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 18.02 | 2.4.3 | 6.01 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 17.11 | 2.1.26 | 6.01 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 17.08 | 2.0.19 | 6.01 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 17.05 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 17.02 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 16.11 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 16.07 | 1.4.25 | 5.04 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + | 16.04 | 1.4.25 | 5.02 | > + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ > + > Pre-Installation Configuration > ------------------------------ > > -- > 2.7.4
