[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/bnx2x: update document for PMD usage
    Rasesh Mody 
    rasesh.mody at cavium.com
       
    Wed May  3 01:57:49 CEST 2017
    
    
  
Correct CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD config file option and add a note
about external zlib dependency for loading the firmware image.
Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rasesh.mody at cavium.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst
index a3a0665..fbfc048 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Config File Options
 The following options can be modified in the ``.config`` file. Please note that
 enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
 
-- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD`` (default **y**)
+- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_PMD`` (default **n**)
 
-  Toggle compilation of bnx2x driver.
+  Toggle compilation of bnx2x driver. To use bnx2x PMD set this config parameter
+  to 'y'. Also, in order for firmware binary to load user will need zlib devel
+  package installed.
 
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BNX2X_DEBUG`` (default **n**)
 
-- 
1.7.10.3
    
    
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