[v5,0/3] enable package download in ice driver

  This patch set enabled package downloading to the device. The package is
to be in the /lib/firmware/intel/ice/ddp directory and named ice.pkg.
The package is shared by the kernel driver and the DPDK PMD.

If package download failed, driver need to go to safe mode. This patch
set disabled RSS, QINQ, checksum offload in safe mode.

The patch set also enabled RSS for UPD/TCP/SCTP+IPV4/IPV6 packets.

---
V5:
1. improve as community's comment.
2. fixed time line error.

V4:
1. free memory when package download fail.

V3:
1. fixed compile issue.
2. split document update to each patch.

V2:
1. fixed errors in commit log.
2. removed unnecessary code.
3. improved as Qi's comments.
4. removed devargs.
5. added document update.

Qiming Yang (3):
  net/ice: load OS default package
  net/ice: add safe mode
  net/ice: enable RSS when device init

 doc/guides/nics/ice.rst                |   9 ++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_05.rst |   6 ++
 drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c           | 157 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h           |   1 +
 4 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Qiming Yang
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:30 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Yang, Qiming
> <qiming.yang@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/3] enable package download in ice driver
> 
> This patch set enabled package downloading to the device. The package is to
> be in the /lib/firmware/intel/ice/ddp directory and named ice.pkg.
> The package is shared by the kernel driver and the DPDK PMD.
> 
> If package download failed, driver need to go to safe mode. This patch set
> disabled RSS, QINQ, checksum offload in safe mode.
> 
> The patch set also enabled RSS for UPD/TCP/SCTP+IPV4/IPV6 packets.
> 
> ---
> V5:
> 1. improve as community's comment.
> 2. fixed time line error.
> 
> V4:
> 1. free memory when package download fail.
> 
> V3:
> 1. fixed compile issue.
> 2. split document update to each patch.
> 
> V2:
> 1. fixed errors in commit log.
> 2. removed unnecessary code.
> 3. improved as Qi's comments.
> 4. removed devargs.
> 5. added document update.
> 
> Qiming Yang (3):
>   net/ice: load OS default package
>   net/ice: add safe mode
>   net/ice: enable RSS when device init
> 
>  doc/guides/nics/ice.rst                |   9 ++
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_05.rst |   6 ++
>  drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c           | 157
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.h           |   1 +
>  4 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 2.9.5

Acked-by: Paul M Stillwell Jr <paul.m.stillwell.jr@intel.com>