> -----Original Message----- > From: Lu, Wenzhuo > Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:36 AM > To: Varghese, Vipin <vipin.vargh...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 19/20] doc: add ICE description and update > release note > > Hi Vipin, > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Varghese, Vipin > > Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 12:34 PM > > To: Lu, Wenzhuo <wenzhuo...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 19/20] doc: add ICE description and > > update release note > > > > Thanks Wenzhuo > > > > snipped > > > > > > > > Do we support Traffic Manager and Inline Crypto? If not, can we > > > > add this also to limitations? > > > The style is only listed supported features here. I don't think > > > we'll list everything not supported as limitation. > > Thanks for the correction in format, hence the suggested action item > > is update limitation section to state what is not supported. > > > > > The same below. > > > > > > > > > > > > +FW version = Y > > > > > +Module EEPROM dump = Y > > > > > +Multiprocess aware = Y > > > > > +BSD nic_uio = Y > > > > > +Linux UIO = Y > > > > > +Linux VFIO = Y > > > > > +x86-32 = Y > > > > > +x86-64 = Y > > > > > > > > Is cross compile for ARM and PPC disabled since it uses Intel specific > > > > ISA? > > > > Should this be added to limitations? > > Is powerpc and arm cross build with non avx and sse ISA supported? If > > no, will default '.config' has 'ICE_PMD=n'? > Yes, it should be. Currently at least all the Intel NICs set 'y' here. If any > problem, > we should handle it as bug. So my understanding from 'yes' is ICE_DSI PMD is having minimum scalar functions which is cross build successful for ARM and powerpc. Hence you are leaving it as '=y' like other NIC.
If above is true, why is arm and PowerPC not added to your documentation? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Snipped > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > +Config File Options > > > > > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > + > > > > > +The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file. > > > > > +Please note that enabling debugging options may affect system > > > > performance. > > > > > > > > Do we see real performance variance? If yes, can we highlight this > > > > in info section? > > > IMH, we could get different numbers because of different scenarios. > > > It's only a reminder to not enable debug. > > Thanks, but then wording should 'Note: enabling debug option for ICE > > will have difference in performance. Hence recommendation is not to > > enable unless for debugging the ICE PMD.' > > > > > > > > > > > snipped
