[dpdk-dev] support for X552/X557-AT 10GBase-T devices

[Thomas Monjalon]

2015-11-13 11:32, Aws Ismail:
> I just wanted to confirm whether the 0x15ad X552/X557-AT 10GBase-T
> devices are currently "fully" supported by DPDK (master).

My understanding is that it is supported:
	http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/commit/?id=2e83c81bad
(but you can have a hint in the last letters of the commit id ;)

> I have looked at the ixgbe PMD code and I can see 0x15AD being
> mentioned in the device list but I am unable to fully use it even with
> the testpmd app.

So I think you can send a bug report on this list.

> I understand that the 0x15ad devices are not yet fully supported in
> the mainline kernel (even in 4.3.x) as of yet, but I wonder if the PMD
> usually lags behind the mainline driver.

There is no rule and really often they are not written by the same developpers.