[v2,2/2] doc: add a co-existence consideration for bnx2x PMD
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Add and update co-existence considerations for bnx2x PMD
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
v2:
Made co-existence considerations for QLogic adapters more specific
Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rmody@marvell.com>
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doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BNX2X Poll Mode Driver
The BNX2X poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_bnx2x**) implements support
for **QLogic 578xx** 10/20 Gbps family of adapters as well as their virtual
functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. It is supported on several standard Linux
-distros like Red Hat 7.x and SLES12 OS. It is compile-tested under FreeBSD OS.
+distros like RHEL and SLES. It is compile-tested under FreeBSD OS.
More information can be found at `QLogic Corporation's Official Website
<http://www.qlogic.com>`_.
@@ -64,14 +64,26 @@ The features not yet supported include:
Co-existence considerations
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-- BCM578xx being a CNA can have both NIC and Storage personalities.
- However, coexistence with storage protocol drivers (cnic, bnx2fc and
- bnx2fi) is not supported on the same adapter. So storage personality
- has to be disabled on that adapter when used in DPDK applications.
-
-- For SR-IOV case, bnx2x PMD will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and
- Linux native kernel driver (bnx2x) will be attached to SR-IOV PF.
-
+- QLogic 578xx CNAs support Ethernet, iSCSI and FCoE functionalities.
+ These functionalities are supported using QLogic Linux kernel
+ drivers bnx2x, cnic, bnx2i and bnx2fc. DPDK is supported on these
+ adapters using bnx2x PMD.
+
+- When SR-IOV is not enabled on the adapter,
+ QLogic Linux kernel drivers (bnx2x, cnic, bnx2i and bnx2fc) and bnx2x
+ PMD can’t be attached to different PFs on a given QLogic 578xx
+ adapter.
+ A given adapter needs to be completely used by DPDK or Linux drivers.
+ Before binding DPDK driver to one or more PFs on the adapter,
+ please make sure to unbind Linux drivers from all PFs of the adapter.
+ If there are multiple adapters on the system, one or more adapters
+ can be used by DPDK driver completely and other adapters can be used
+ by Linux drivers completely.
+
+- When SR-IOV is enabled on the adapter,
+ Linux kernel drivers (bnx2x, cnic, bnx2i and bnx2fc) can be bound
+ to the PFs of a given adapter and either bnx2x PMD or Linux drivers
+ bnx2x can be bound to the VFs of the adapter.
Supported QLogic NICs
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