[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 39/39] net/ixgbe/base: add base driver update brief

Xiao Wang xiao.w.wang at intel.com
Sat Aug 27 17:48:22 CEST 2016


The ixgbe base driver was updated to version
cid-10g-shared-code.2016.04.12.

Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang <xiao.w.wang at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 8 ++++++++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README          | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index 0b9022d..9bbe65a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ New Features
 
      This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
 
+   * **Updated the ixgbe base driver.**
+
+     Updated the ixgbe base driver, including the following changes:
+
+     * add X550em_a 10G PHY support
+     * add VF multicast promiscuous mode support
+     * support flow control auto negotiation for X550em_a 1G PHY
+     * add X550em_a FW ALEF support
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
index 76e7805..6b54c31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Intel® IXGBE driver
 ===================
 
 This directory contains source code of FreeBSD ixgbe driver of version
-cid-10g-shared-code.2016.04.12 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
+cid-10g-shared-code.2016.08.15 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
 contains the original source package.
 This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 
-- 
1.9.3



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