From patchwork Wed Jul 25 03:27:35 2018 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "Li, Xiaoyun" X-Patchwork-Id: 43335 X-Patchwork-Delegate: qi.z.zhang@intel.com Return-Path: X-Original-To: patchwork@dpdk.org Delivered-To: patchwork@dpdk.org Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCFC7F72; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:34:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga18.intel.com (mga18.intel.com [134.134.136.126]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36ED298 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:34:13 +0200 (CEST) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga008.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.65]) by orsmga106.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 24 Jul 2018 20:34:12 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.51,400,1526367600"; d="scan'208";a="59577107" Received: from dpdk-xiaoyun3.sh.intel.com ([10.67.119.41]) by orsmga008.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 24 Jul 2018 20:34:10 -0700 From: Xiaoyun Li To: john.mcnamara@intel.com, beilei.xing@intel.com, qi.z.zhang@intel.com Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Xiaoyun Li Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:27:35 +0800 Message-Id: <1532489255-292912-1-git-send-email-xiaoyun.li@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4 In-Reply-To: <1532416780-23114-1-git-send-email-xiaoyun.li@intel.com> References: <1532416780-23114-1-git-send-email-xiaoyun.li@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4] doc: add i40e recommended matching list X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Add suggested DPDK/kernel driver/firmware version matching list for i40e. Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li Acked-by: Beilei Xing --- doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) --- v4: * Add statement that the detail can refer to the release notes. v3: * Polish the title and commit log. v2: * Polish the title and section name. diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst index d5b02c9..65d87f8 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst @@ -58,6 +58,36 @@ Prerequisites - Upgrade the NVM/FW version following the `Intel® Ethernet NVM Update Tool Quick Usage Guide for Linux `_ and `Intel® Ethernet NVM Update Tool: Quick Usage Guide for EFI `_ if needed. +Recommended Matching List +------------------------- + +It is highly recommended to upgrade the i40e kernel driver and firmware to +avoid the compatibility issues with i40e PMD. Here is the suggested matching +list which has been tested and verified. The detailed information can refer +to chapter Tested Platforms/Tested NICs in release notes. + + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version | + +==============+=======================+==================+ + | 18.05 | 2.4.6 | 6.01 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 18.02 | 2.4.3 | 6.01 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 17.11 | 2.1.26 | 6.01 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 17.08 | 2.0.19 | 6.01 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 17.05 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 17.02 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 16.11 | 1.5.23 | 5.05 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 16.07 | 1.4.25 | 5.04 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + | 16.04 | 1.4.25 | 5.02 | + +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+ + Pre-Installation Configuration ------------------------------