doc: update i40e PMD to support on windows
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Add documentation to support i40e PMD on Windows.
Update the release notes for the same.
Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon <ranjit.menon@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++--
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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21/01/2021 20:09, Pallavi Kadam:
> Add documentation to support i40e PMD on Windows.
> Update the release notes for the same.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon <ranjit.menon@intel.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++--
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst | 4 ++++
> 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
The update of doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini is missing.
Please see the line "Windows" in mlx5.ini for comparison.
[...]
> +- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the UIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver.
> +
> +- To load UIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository
> + <https://browse.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/commit/?id=e28aabd882798f21b94918d4517621ce9e355269>`_.
I think we should say NetUIO instead of UIO.
On 1/22/2021 3:16 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 21/01/2021 20:09, Pallavi Kadam:
>> Add documentation to support i40e PMD on Windows.
>> Update the release notes for the same.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam <pallavi.kadam@intel.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon <ranjit.menon@intel.com>
>> ---
>> doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++--
>> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst | 4 ++++
>> 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> The update of doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini is missing.
> Please see the line "Windows" in mlx5.ini for comparison.
Thank you. Sure, I'll update it in v2.
>
> [...]
>> +- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the UIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver.
>> +
>> +- To load UIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository
>> + <https://browse.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/commit/?id=e28aabd882798f21b94918d4517621ce9e355269>`_.
> I think we should say NetUIO instead of UIO.
Agree. Will replace this in v2.
>
>
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Features of the i40e PMD are:
- Malicious Device Drive event catch and notify
- Generic flow API
-Prerequisites
--------------
+Linux Prerequisites
+-------------------
- Identifying your adapter using `Intel Support
<http://www.intel.com/support>`_ and get the latest NVM/FW images.
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ Prerequisites
* In all cases Intel recommends using Intel Ethernet Optics; other modules
may function but are not validated by Intel. Contact Intel for supported media types.
+Windows Prerequisites
+---------------------
+
+- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows <https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/windows_gsg/index.html>`_ to setup the basic DPDK environment.
+
+- Identify the Intel® Ethernet adapter and get the latest NVM/FW version.
+
+- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the UIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver.
+
+- To load UIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository
+ <https://browse.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/commit/?id=e28aabd882798f21b94918d4517621ce9e355269>`_.
+
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@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ New Features
* Added support for 64B completion queue entries
+* **Updated Intel i40e driver.**
+
+ * Added support on Windows.
+
* **Updated Intel ice driver.**
* Added Double VLAN support for DCF switch QinQ filtering.