> -----Original Message----- > From: Ye, Xiaolong <xiaolong...@intel.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 14:00 > To: Yang, Qiming <qiming.y...@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z > <qi.z.zh...@intel.com>; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; > Kovacevic, Marko <marko.kovace...@intel.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Ye, Xiaolong <xiaolong...@intel.com> > Subject: [PATCH] doc: update for ice > > Update the description and limitation about ice PMD according to the > product release strategy. > > Signed-off-by: Xiaolong Ye <xiaolong...@intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/nics/ice.rst | 29 +++++------------------------ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst index > c5278fc757..b698790440 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst > @@ -12,33 +12,14 @@ the Intel Ethernet Controller E810. > Prerequisites > ------------- > > -- Identifying your adapter using `Intel Support > - <http://www.intel.com/support>`_ and get the latest NVM/FW images. > +- The E810 B0 is currently in sampling state only. To obtain early > +samples and/or get further information > + about kernel drivers, firmware and DDP support, please speak to your Intel > representative. > > - Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup > the basic DPDK environment. > > - 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 <linux_gsg>`. > > -Recommended Matching List > -------------------------- > - > -It is highly recommended to upgrade the ice kernel driver and firmware and > -DDP packages to avoid the compatibility issues with ice PMD. Here is the - > suggested matching list. > - > - > +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+---- > ---------------+ > - | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version | DDP OS > Package | DDP COMMS Package | > - > +======================+=======================+========== > ========+================+===================+ > - | 20.02 | 0.12.25 | 1.1.16.39 | > 1.3.4 | 1.3.10 | > - > +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+---- > ---------------+ > - | 19.11 | 0.12.25 | 1.1.16.39 | > 1.3.4 | 1.3.10 | > - > +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+---- > ---------------+ > - | 19.08 (experimental) | 0.10.1 | 1.1.12.7 | > 1.2.0 | N/A > | > - > +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+---- > ---------------+ > - | 19.05 (experimental) | 0.9.4 | 1.1.10.16 | > 1.1.0 | N/A > | > - > +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+---- > ---------------+ > - > Pre-Installation Configuration > ------------------------------ > > @@ -330,7 +311,7 @@ is stored in ``ice_adapter->active_pkg_type``. > A symbolic link to the DDP package file is also ok. The same package file is > used by both the kernel driver and the DPDK PMD. > > -19.02 limitation > -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +limitation > +~~~~~~~~~~ > > -Ice code released in 19.02 is for evaluation only. > +Ice code released is for evaluation only before E810 C0 is released. > -- > 2.17.1
Acked-by: Qiming Yang <qiming.y...@intel.com>
