[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: update notes for i40e firmware version.

Ian Stokes ian.stokes at intel.com
Thu Jun 30 17:45:52 CEST 2016


Updated notes for i40e firmware version as it referenced an older FVL
firmware verion 4.2.5 which is no longer validated. Instruct users to
consult release notes for current validated firmware versions.

Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.stokes at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
index ec0e04d..24661c6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ High Performance of Small Packets on 40G NIC
 As there might be firmware fixes for performance enhancement in latest version
 of firmware image, the firmware update might be needed for getting high performance.
 Check with the local Intel's Network Division application engineers for firmware updates.
-The base driver to support firmware version of FVL3E will be integrated in the next
-DPDK release, so currently the validated firmware version is 4.2.6.
+Users should consult the release notes to identify the current validated firmware version for FVL for a given DPDK release.
 
 Use 16 Bytes RX Descriptor Size
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-- 
1.7.4.1



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