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[dpdk-dev] doc: update qede guide and features

Message ID 1527034146-19876-1-git-send-email-rasesh.mody@cavium.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Mody, Rasesh May 23, 2018, 12:09 a.m. UTC 
  Add LINUX VFIO support to feature list.

Add GRE tunneling offload to supported feature list.

Update firmware references to use newer FW imgae 8.33.12.0. Update
management FW version as well to 8.34.x.x.

Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@cavium.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini    |    1 +
 doc/guides/nics/features/qede_vf.ini |    1 +
 doc/guides/nics/qede.rst             |   19 ++++++++++---------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Ferruh Yigit May 24, 2018, 4:10 p.m. UTC | #1 
On 5/23/2018 1:09 AM, Rasesh Mody wrote:
> Add LINUX VFIO support to feature list.
> 
> Add GRE tunneling offload to supported feature list.
> 
> Update firmware references to use newer FW imgae 8.33.12.0. Update
> management FW version as well to 8.34.x.x.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody@cavium.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.
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diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini
index 2d6af36..0d08100 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/qede.ini
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@  Extended stats       = Y
 Stats per queue      = Y
 Multiprocess aware   = Y
 Linux UIO            = Y
+Linux VFIO           = Y
 ARMv8                = Y
 x86-32               = Y
 x86-64               = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/qede_vf.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/qede_vf.ini
index 70071a1..e796b31 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/qede_vf.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/qede_vf.ini
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@  Extended stats       = Y
 Stats per queue      = Y
 Multiprocess aware   = Y
 Linux UIO            = Y
+Linux VFIO           = Y
 ARMv8                = Y
 x86-32               = Y
 x86-64               = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
index f6fb548..a4adf75 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@  Supported Features
 - N-tuple filter and flow director (limited support)
 - NPAR (NIC Partitioning)
 - SR-IOV VF
-- VXLAN Tunneling offload
+- GRE Tunneling offload
 - GENEVE Tunneling offload
+- VXLAN Tunneling offload
 - MPLSoUDP Tx Tunneling offload
 
 Non-supported Features
 ----------------------
 
 - SR-IOV PF
-- GRE and NVGRE Tunneling offloads
 
 Co-existence considerations
 ---------------------------
@@ -58,14 +58,15 @@  Supported QLogic Adapters
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-- Requires storm firmware version **8.30.12.0**. Firmware may be available
+- Requires storm firmware version **8.33.12.0**. Firmware may be available
   inbox in certain newer Linux distros under the standard directory
-  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.30.12.0.bin``
+  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.33.12.0.bin``.
   If the required firmware files are not available then download it from
-  `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
-  For downloading firmware file, select adapter category, model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver.
+  `linux-firmware git repository <http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/qed>`_
+  or `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
+  To download firmware file from QLogic website, select adapter category, model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver.
 
-- Requires management firmware (MFW) version **8.30.x.x** or higher to be
+- Requires management firmware (MFW) version **8.34.x.x** or higher to be
   flashed on to the adapter. If the required management firmware is not
   available then download from
   `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@  enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_FW`` (default **""**)
 
   Gives absolute path of firmware file.
-  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.30.12.0.bin"``
+  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.33.12.0.bin"``
   Empty string indicates driver will pick up the firmware file
   from the default location /lib/firmware/qed.
   CAUTION this option is more for custom firmware, it is not
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@  SR-IOV: Prerequisites and Sample Application Notes
 
 This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
 
-**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (qede) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.10.x.x or higher.
+**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (qede) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.20.x.x or higher.
 
 #. Verify SR-IOV and ARI capability is enabled on the adapter using ``lspci``: