[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] i40e: add link flow control support for FVL

[Zhang, Helin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Zhe Tao
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 12:58 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] i40e: add link flow control support for FVL
> 
> Feature Add: Rx/Tx flow control support for the i40e
> 
> All the Rx/Tx LFC enable/disable operation is done by the F/W, so PMD driver
> need to use the Set PHY Config AD command to trigger the PHY to do the
> auto-negotiation, after the Tx/Rx pause ability is negotiated, the F/W will help us
> to set the related LFC enable/disable registers.
> PMD driver also need to configure the related registers to control how often to
> send the pause frame and what the value in the pause frame.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhe Tao <zhe.tao at intel.com>
Acked-by: Helin Zhang <helin.zhang at intel.com>