[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/4] doc: update ice PMD and 21.05 release notes

Pallavi Kadam pallavi.kadam at intel.com
Wed Mar 3 22:59:29 CET 2021


Add documentation to support ice PMD on Windows.
Update the release notes and features list for the same.

Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam at intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon <ranjit.menon at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini       |  1 +
 doc/guides/nics/ice.rst                | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
index e30a7d2e5..2b93872b1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ice.ini
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ Module EEPROM dump   = Y
 Multiprocess aware   = Y
 FreeBSD              = Y
 Linux                = Y
+Windows              = Y
 x86-32               = Y
 x86-64               = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
index ccda26f82..d9d4da505 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ The ice PMD (**librte_net_ice**) provides poll mode driver support for
 10/25/50/100 Gbps Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters based on
 the Intel Ethernet Controller E810 and Intel Ethernet Connection E822/E823.
 
-Prerequisites
--------------
+Linux Prerequisites
+-------------------
 
 - Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
 
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ Prerequisites
 - To understand DDP for COMMs usage with DPDK, please review `Intel® Ethernet 800 Series Telecommunication (Comms)
   Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) Package <https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/618651>`_.
 
+Windows Prerequisites
+---------------------
+
+- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows <https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/windows_gsg/index.html>`_ to setup the basic DPDK environment.
+
+- Identify the Intel® Ethernet adapter and get the latest NVM/FW version.
+
+- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the NetUIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver.
+
+- To load NetUIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository
+  <https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/netuio/README.rst>`_.
+
 
 Recommended Matching List
 -------------------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
index 5aa9ed7db..e28d9a6c8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **Updated Intel ice driver.**
+
+  * Added Intel ice support on Windows.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
-- 
2.18.0.windows.1



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