[dpdk-dev,4/4] bnxt: Update the Broadcom PMD driver documentation

Message ID 20160929170408.GA52227@C02PT1RBG8WP.aus.broadcom.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Bruce Richardson
Headers

Commit Message

Ajit Khaparde Sept. 29, 2016, 5:04 p.m. UTC
  This patch reformats the Broadcom PMD driver documentation
based on recommendations from previous review referenced below:
http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/16144/

Also since the PMD now loads on a VF interface, update the
documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
  

Comments

John McNamara Sept. 30, 2016, 3:07 p.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Ajit Khaparde
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 6:04 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/4] bnxt: Update the Broadcom PMD driver
> documentation
> 
> This patch reformats the Broadcom PMD driver documentation based on
> recommendations from previous review referenced below:
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/16144/
> 
> Also since the PMD now loads on a VF interface, update the documentation
> accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
index cf7fca8..e9f9c9e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@  bnxt poll mode driver library
 =============================
 
 The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
-**Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E® BCM5730X and BCM5740X family of
-Ethernet Network Controllers**.  These adapters support Standards compliant
+
+* **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E® BCM5730X and BCM5740X family of
+Ethernet Network Controllers**:  These adapters support Standards compliant
 10/25/50Gbps 30MPPS full-duplex throughput.
-**Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**
-These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications
-including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and
-gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network attached
-storage (NAS).
 
 Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
 `NetXtreme® Brand section <https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-communication-and-switching?technology%5B%5D=88>`_
 of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
 
+* **Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**:
+These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications
+including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and
+gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network
+attached storage (NAS).
+
 Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the
 `StrataGX® BCM5871X Series section
 <http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-network-processors/processors/bcm58712>`_
@@ -56,5 +58,3 @@  With the current driver, allocated mbufs must be large enough to hold
 the entire received frame.  If the mbufs are not large enough, the
 packets will be dropped.  This is most limiting when jumbo frames are
 used.
-
-SR-IOV is not supported.