From: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com>
Add support for the Broadcom NetXtreme-E (BCM57500) family of controllers
(aka Thor). The BCM57500 device is a 200G Ethernet controller with
50G PAM-4 and PCIe 4.0
Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Lance Richardson <lance.richard...@broadcom.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst | 6 +++---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
index 697b97e60..d88e02116 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ BNXT Poll Mode Driver
The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
* **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E®/NetXtreme-S®
- BCM5730X / BCM574XX / BCM58000 family of Ethernet Network Controllers**
+ BCM5730X / BCM574XX / BCM58000 / BCM575XX family of Ethernet Network
Controllers**
- These adapters support Standards compliant 10/25/50/100Gbps 30MPPS
- full-duplex throughput.
+ Adapters based on this family of controllers support standards-compliant
Ethernet
+ operation with link speeds of 10/25/50/100/200Gbps.
Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
`NetXtreme® Brand section
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
index 8fcd4a747..575c590d9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ New Features
* Added support for SSE vector mode
* Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.0.74
+* **Added support for Broadcom NetXtreme-E BCM57500 Ethernet controllers.**
+
+ Added support to the bnxt PMD for the BCM57500 (a.k.a. "Thor") family
+ of Ethernet controllers. These controllers support link speeds up to
+ 200Gbps, 50G PAM-4, and PCIe 4.0.
+
* **Added memif PMD.**
Added the new Shared Memory Packet Interface (``memif``) PMD.
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2.17.1
