From patchwork Wed Jan 30 07:53:20 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Yongseok Koh X-Patchwork-Id: 50087 X-Patchwork-Delegate: shahafs@mellanox.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 0330B1B20A; Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:53:33 +0100 (CET) Received: from mellanox.co.il (mail-il-dmz.mellanox.com [193.47.165.129]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B6CB1B1F5 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:53:32 +0100 (CET) Received: from Internal Mail-Server by MTLPINE1 (envelope-from yskoh@mellanox.com) with ESMTPS (AES256-SHA encrypted); 30 Jan 2019 09:53:28 +0200 Received: from scfae-sc-2.mti.labs.mlnx (scfae-sc-2.mti.labs.mlnx [10.101.0.96]) by labmailer.mlnx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id x0U7rOiU031501; Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:53:27 +0200 From: Yongseok Koh To: thomas@monjalon.net Cc: dev@dpdk.org, olgas@mellanox.com, shahafs@mellanox.com Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:53:20 -0800 Message-Id: <20190130075321.24466-2-yskoh@mellanox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.0 In-Reply-To: <20190130075321.24466-1-yskoh@mellanox.com> References: <20190130075321.24466-1-yskoh@mellanox.com> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] doc: add Mellanox EN support 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" Mellanox EN package is supported along with Mellanox OFED. Mellanox EN is distriubuted for Ethernet users. Signed-off-by: Yongseok Koh --- doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst index 62de860d0a..af102f15a0 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately: - **Firmware update** - Mellanox OFED releases include firmware updates for + Mellanox OFED/EN releases include firmware updates for ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6/Bluefield adapters. Because each release provides new features, these updates must be applied to @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Either RDMA Core library with a recent enough Linux kernel release -(recommended) or Mellanox OFED, which provides compatibility with older +(recommended) or Mellanox OFED/EN, which provides compatibility with older releases. RMDA Core with Linux Kernel @@ -604,10 +604,10 @@ thanks to these environment variables: - ``EXTRA_LDFLAGS=-L/path/to/rdma-core/build/lib`` - ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/rdma-core/build/lib/pkgconfig`` -Mellanox OFED -^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Mellanox OFED/EN +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- Mellanox OFED version: **4.4, 4.5**. +- Mellanox OFED version: **4.4, 4.5** / Mellanox EN version: **4.5** - firmware version: - ConnectX-4: **12.21.1000** and above. @@ -623,14 +623,16 @@ managers on most distributions, this PMD requires Ethernet extensions that may not be supported at the moment (this is a work in progress). `Mellanox OFED -`__ -includes the necessary support and should be used in the meantime. For DPDK, +`__ and +`Mellanox EN +`__ +include the necessary support and should be used in the meantime. For DPDK, only libibverbs, libmlx5, mlnx-ofed-kernel packages and firmware updates are required from that distribution. .. note:: - Several versions of Mellanox OFED are available. Installing the version + Several versions of Mellanox OFED/EN are available. Installing the version this DPDK release was developed and tested against is strongly recommended. Please check the `prerequisites`_. @@ -670,14 +672,14 @@ Supported NICs * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G) * Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 Ex EN 100G MCX516A-CDAT (2x100G) -Quick Start Guide on OFED -------------------------- +Quick Start Guide on OFED/EN +---------------------------- -1. Download latest Mellanox OFED. For more info check the `prerequisites`_. +1. Download latest Mellanox OFED/EN. For more info check the `prerequisites`_. 2. Install the required libraries and kernel modules either by installing - only the required set, or by installing the entire Mellanox OFED: + only the required set, or by installing the entire Mellanox OFED/EN: .. code-block:: console @@ -854,8 +856,8 @@ ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6/Bluefield devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5. modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx5_core mlx5_ib - Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can - be run: + Alternatively if MLNX_OFED/MLNX_EN is fully installed, the following script + can be run: .. code-block:: console