[PATCH v5] doc: improve e1000 driver documentation
Talluri Chaitanyababu
chaitanyababux.talluri at intel.com
Wed Mar 25 00:03:37 CET 2026
Add an overview of the e1000 driver for Intel 1G devices.
Signed-off-by: Talluri Chaitanyababu <chaitanyababux.talluri at intel.com>
---
v5:
* Aligned PMD names with code.
* Fixed wording for clarity.
v4:
* Fixed RST structure, single top-level title.
* Used ASCII "PCIe".
* Adjusted commit message to match content.
v3: Resolved apply patch failure.
v2: Addressed review comments.
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doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst | 15 ++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst b/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
index ed4f57e9c6..a101b54020 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,20 @@
Driver for VM Emulated Devices
==============================
-The DPDK EM poll mode driver supports the following emulated devices:
+E1000 Poll Mode Driver
+----------------------
+
+DPDK provides several poll mode drivers (PMDs) supporting Intel 1 Gigabit ethernet controller families.
+These include:
+
+* e1000_em – Intel 8254x family devices, including QEMU ``e1000`` emulation.
+* e1000_igb – Intel PRO/1000 PCIe family.
+
+.. note::
+
+ The ``igb`` and ``igc`` PMDs are built from the same driver binary but are documented in separate sections for clarity.
+
+The e1000_em poll mode driver supports the following emulated devices:
* qemu-kvm emulated Intel® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (qemu e1000 device)
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