[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 39/39] net/ixgbe/base: add base driver update brief

Lu, Wenzhuo wenzhuo.lu at intel.com
Thu Sep 22 04:55:22 CEST 2016


Hi Xiao, Ferruh,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 1:09 AM
> To: Wang, Xiao W; Lu, Wenzhuo
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 39/39] net/ixgbe/base: add base driver update
> brief
> 
> On 8/27/2016 4:48 PM, Xiao Wang wrote:
> > The ixgbe base driver was updated to version
> > cid-10g-shared-code.2016.04.12.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang <xiao.w.wang at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 8 ++++++++
> >  drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README          | 2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
> > index 0b9022d..9bbe65a 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
> > @@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ New Features
> >
> >       This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> >
> > +   * **Updated the ixgbe base driver.**
> > +
> > +     Updated the ixgbe base driver, including the following changes:
> > +
> > +     * add X550em_a 10G PHY support
> > +     * add VF multicast promiscuous mode support
> > +     * support flow control auto negotiation for X550em_a 1G PHY
> > +     * add X550em_a FW ALEF support
> 
> Does it worth mention following, or these are internal details:
> 
> increase mailbox version to ixgbe_mbox_api_13?
I think it’s worth mentioned. It's the interface between PF and VF.


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