[dpdk-dev] [v2 04/15] bnxt: Update Broadcom PMD driver documentation

[Ajit Khaparde]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Ajit Khaparde
> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 5:19 PM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [v2 04/15] bnxt: Update Broadcom PMD driver
> > documentation
> >
> > Update doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst to indicate that the bnxt PMD driver
> > supports Broadcom NetXtreme-C/NetXtreme-E BCM5730X/BCM5740X family of
> > network controllers and Broadcom StrataGX BCM5871X family of
> > communications processors.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
> >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst index
> > 2669e98..cf7fca8 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
> > @@ -30,13 +30,24 @@
> >  bnxt poll mode driver library
> >  =============================
> >
> > -The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for
> -
> > **Broadcom NetXtreme(r) C-Series**.  These adapters support Standards- -
> > compliant 10/25/50Gbps 30MPPS full-duplex throughput.
> > -
> > -Information about this family of adapters can be found in the
> > +The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
> > +**Broadcom NetXtreme-C(r)/NetXtreme-E(r) BCM5730X and BCM5740X family of
> > +Ethernet Network Controllers**.  These adapters support Standards
> > +compliant 10/25/50Gbps 30MPPS full-duplex throughput.
> > +**Broadcom StrataGX(r) BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**
> > +These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking
> > +applications including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G
> > +service routers and gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet
> > +switches and network attached storage (NAS).
> > +
> > +Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
> >  `NetXtreme(r) Brand section <https://www.broadcom.com/
> products/ethernet-
> > communication-and-switching?technology%5B%5D=88>`_
> > -of the `Broadcom web site <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
> > +of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
> > +
> > +Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the
> > +`StrataGX(r) BCM5871X Series section
> > +<http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-network-processors/pro
> > +cessors/bcm58712>`_ of the `Broadcom website
> > +<http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
>
> Hi,
>
> There is a full stop missing before "These ARM ...".
>
> Reformatting the text as follows would looks better in the rendered output:
>
​Do you want me to resend the patch (series).
Or you can manage it w/o that?
​


>
>
> The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
>
> * **Broadcom NetXtreme-C(r)/NetXtreme-E(r) BCM5730X and BCM5740X family of
>   Ethernet Network Controllers**: These adapters support Standards
> compliant
>   10/25/50Gbps 30MPPS full-duplex throughput.
>
>   Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
>   `NetXtreme(r) Brand section
>   <https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-communication-and-switching?
> technology%5B%5D=88>`_
>   of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
>
> * **Broadcom StrataGX(r) BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**:
> These
>   ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications
>   including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and
>   gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network
>   attached storage (NAS).
>
>   Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the
>   `StrataGX(r) BCM5871X Series section
>   <http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-
> network-processors/processors/bcm58712>`_
>   of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
>
> P.S. Could you mark the V1 version as "superseded" in PatchWork.
>
​Sure.
​


>
> Regards,
>
> John
>