[PATCH] doc: add note about VMXNET3 on AMD with ESXI

Igor de Paula igordptx at gmail.com
Mon Aug 14 13:26:24 CEST 2023


This patch notes the requirement for ESXI version 7.0.1 or higher when using IOVA as VA.
Signed-off-by: Igor de Paula igordptx at gmail.com
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 .mailmap                    | 1 +
 doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 864d33ee46..d408f11a97 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -1638,3 +1638,4 @@ Ziye Yang <ziye.yang at intel.com>
 Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss at schaman.hu> <zoltan.kiss at linaro.org>
 Zorik Machulsky <zorik at amazon.com>
 Zyta Szpak <zyta at marvell.com> <zr at semihalf.com> <zyta.szpak at semihalf.com>
+Igor de Paula <igordptx at gmail.com>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst b/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst
index db242cd642..3f498b905d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ There are several options available for filtering packets at VMXNET3 device leve
 
     *   Multicast with Multicast Filter table is not supported.
 
+    *   IOVA as VA on AMD hosts is supported from ESXi 7.0 U1 onwards.
+
 Prerequisites
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-- 
2.34.1



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