[v2,4/4] doc: update send scheduling mlx5 feature description
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Updated:
- send scheduling feature description for mlx5
- release notes
Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 5 +++++
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
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On 2/22/2022 10:26 AM, Viacheslav Ovsiienko wrote:
> Updated:
> - send scheduling feature description for mlx5
> - release notes
>
> Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 5 +++++
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst | 6 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
Hi Viacheslav,
Can you please distribute the doc updates to the patches
that are doing the updates in this patch, instead of having
a separate patch for it?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 20:56
> To: Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>; dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>; Raslan Darawsheh
> <rasland@nvidia.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] doc: update send scheduling mlx5 feature
> description
>
> On 2/22/2022 10:26 AM, Viacheslav Ovsiienko wrote:
> > Updated:
> > - send scheduling feature description for mlx5
> > - release notes
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>
> > ---
> > doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 5 +++++
> > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst | 6 ++++++
> > 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
>
> Hi Viacheslav,
>
> Can you please distribute the doc updates to the patches that are doing the
> updates in this patch, instead of having a separate patch for it?
Yes, please:
http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20220224105501.6549-1-viacheslavo@nvidia.com/
With best regards,
Slava
@@ -934,6 +934,11 @@ Driver options
By default (if the ``tx_pp`` is not specified) send scheduling on timestamps
feature is disabled.
+ Starting since ConnectX-7 the capability to schedule traffic directly
+ on timestamp specified in descriptor is provided, no extra objects are
+ needed anymore and scheduling capability is advertised and handled
+ regardless tx_pp parameter presence.
+
- ``tx_skew`` parameter [int]
The parameter adjusts the send packet scheduling on timestamps and represents
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ New Features
* Added PPPoL2TPv2oUDP FDIR distribute packets based on inner IP
src/dst address and UDP/TCP src/dst port.
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
+
+ Updated the Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+ * Support ConnectX-7 capability to schedule traffic sending on timestamp
+
* **Updated Wangxun ngbe driver.**
* Added support for devices of custom PHY interfaces.