[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add tested NICs in i40e guide

[Xing, Beilei]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Li, Xiaoyun
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 2:34 PM
> To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara at intel.com>; Xing, Beilei
> <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun.li at intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: add tested NICs in i40e guide
> 
> Add suggested kernel driver and firmware version for i40e PMD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li at intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst index
> d5b02c9..d377d92 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> @@ -58,6 +58,35 @@ Prerequisites
>  - Upgrade the NVM/FW version following the `Intel® Ethernet NVM Update
> Tool Quick Usage Guide for Linux
>    <https://www-
> ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/networking/nvm-
> update-tool-quick-linux-usage-guide.html>`_ and `Intel® Ethernet NVM
> Update Tool: Quick Usage Guide for EFI
> <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/products/network
> ing/nvm-update-tool-quick-efi-usage-guide.html>`_ if needed.
> 
> +Tested NICs

The guide is only for i40e, so we'd better change the title, how about recommended matching list?
Also the patch title also needs to be changed.

> +-----------
> +
> +It is highly recommended to upgrade the i40e kernel driver and firmware
> +to avoid the compatibility issues with i40e PMD. Here is the suggested
> +matching list which has been tested and verified.
> +
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
> +   +==============+=======================+==================+
> +   |    18.05     |         2.4.6         |       6.01       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    18.02     |         2.4.3         |       6.01       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    17.11     |         2.1.26        |       6.01       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    17.08     |         2.0.19        |       6.01       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    17.05     |         1.5.23        |       5.05       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    17.02     |         1.5.23        |       5.05       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    16.11     |         1.5.23        |       5.05       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    16.07     |         1.4.25        |       5.04       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   |    16.04     |         1.4.25        |       5.02       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +
>  Pre-Installation Configuration
>  ------------------------------
> 
> --
> 2.7.4