[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] [PATCH] doc: update supported features of virtio

Jianfeng Tan jianfeng.tan at intel.com
Tue Apr 5 05:31:38 CEST 2016


Update the overview.rst for virtio.

Note: virtio is a para-virtualization device, which indicates that its
features depend on not only front end but also back end. Here by X, we
just mean the feature is supported in front end.

Signed-off-by: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan at intel.com>
---
 v2:
 - unicast MAC filter (yes)
 - multicast MAC filter (yes)
 - ethertype filter (no)
 - Power8 (no)
 - TILE-Gx (no)
 doc/guides/nics/overview.rst | 38 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/overview.rst b/doc/guides/nics/overview.rst
index ec1af46..358a551 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/overview.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/overview.rst
@@ -87,27 +87,27 @@ Most of these differences are summarized below.
                                           c   c       c   c   c                     c
    ==================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
    speed capabilities
-   link status                  X       X X                     X X           X X
+   link status                  X       X X                     X X           X X X X
    link status event                    X X                     X X             X
    queue status event                                                           X
    Rx interrupt                         X X X X
-   queue start/stop             X   X   X X X X                 X X           X
+   queue start/stop             X   X   X X X X                 X X           X   X X
    MTU update                   X   X                           X X
    jumbo frame                  X   X   X X X X                 X X
-   scattered Rx                 X   X   X X X X                 X X           X
+   scattered Rx                 X   X   X X X X                 X X           X   X
    LRO
    TSO                          X   X   X X X X
-   promiscuous mode             X       X X X X                 X X           X
-   allmulticast mode            X       X X X X                 X X           X
-   unicast MAC filter                   X X X X
-   multicast MAC filter                 X X X X
+   promiscuous mode             X       X X X X                 X X           X   X X
+   allmulticast mode            X       X X X X                 X X           X   X X
+   unicast MAC filter                   X X X X                                   X X
+   multicast MAC filter                 X X X X                                   X X
    RSS hash                     X   X   X X X X                 X X
    RSS key update                   X   X X X X                   X
    RSS reta update                  X   X X X X                   X
    VMDq                                 X X
    SR-IOV                           X   X X                     X X
    DCB                                  X X
-   VLAN filter                          X X X X                 X X
+   VLAN filter                          X X X X                 X X               X X
    ethertype filter                     X X
    n-tuple filter
    SYN filter
@@ -127,23 +127,23 @@ Most of these differences are summarized below.
    inner L4 checksum                X   X   X                   X
    packet type parsing          X       X   X                   X X
    timesync                             X X
-   basic stats                  X   X   X X X X                 X X           X X
-   extended stats                   X   X X X X
-   stats per queue              X                               X X           X
+   basic stats                  X   X   X X X X                 X X           X X X X
+   extended stats                   X   X X X X                                   X X
+   stats per queue              X                               X X           X   X X
    EEPROM dump
    registers dump
    multiprocess aware                   X X X X                 X X
-   BSD nic_uio                  X       X X X X
-   Linux UIO                    X   X   X X X X
-   Linux VFIO                   X       X X X X
+   BSD nic_uio                  X       X X X X                                   X X
+   Linux UIO                    X   X   X X X X                                   X X
+   Linux VFIO                   X       X X X X                                   X X
    other kdrv                                                                 X
-   ARMv7
-   ARMv8
+   ARMv7                                                                          X X
+   ARMv8                                                                          X X
    Power8                                                       X X
    TILE-Gx
-   x86-32                       X   X   X X X X                 X X             X
-   x86-64                       X   X   X X X X                 X X           X X
-   usage doc                    X                               X X           X
+   x86-32                       X   X   X X X X                 X X             X X X
+   x86-64                       X   X   X X X X                 X X           X X X X
+   usage doc                    X                               X X           X   X
    design doc
    perf doc
    ==================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
-- 
2.1.4



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