[PATCH v5 20/21] doc: update for txgbe guides
Zaiyu Wang
zaiyuwang at trustnetic.com
Thu Oct 16 13:17:34 CEST 2025
Add new types of Wangxun NICs(Amber-Lite NIC models) into txgbe
supported NICs list, and supplement usage instructions.
Signed-off-by: Zaiyu Wang <zaiyuwang at trustnetic.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/txgbe.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/txgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/txgbe.rst
index 93fb592759..3c741689a7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/txgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/txgbe.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
TXGBE Poll Mode Driver
======================
-The TXGBE PMD (librte_pmd_txgbe) provides poll mode driver support
-for Wangxun 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs.
+Supported NICs
+--------------
+
+- Wangxun 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs
+- Wangxun 25 Gigabit Ethernet NICs
+- Wangxun 40 Gigabit Ethernet NICs
Features
--------
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ Features
- FW version
- LRO
- Generic flow API
+- Forward Error Correction (FEC) (only for 25G NICs)
Prerequisites
-------------
@@ -37,6 +42,9 @@ Prerequisites
- Learning about Wangxun 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs using
`<https://www.net-swift.com/a/383.html>`_.
+- Learning about Wangxun 25 Gigabit Ethernet NICs using
+ `<https://www.net-swift.com/a/25GbE-tong-yong-lei-FF5025.html>`_.
+
- Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
Configuration
@@ -139,6 +147,25 @@ Please note that following ``devargs`` are only set for backplane NICs.
PHY parameter used for user debugging. Setting other values to
take effect requires setting the ``ffe_set``.
+Please note that following ``devargs`` are only set for Amber-Lite NICs.
+
+- ``tx_headwb`` (default **1**)
+
+ Use to enable the TX Head Write-Back mode. In this mode, the hardware
+ merges and writes back a group of TX descriptors together to reduce
+ memory access times, which helps improve performance.
+
+- ``tx_headwb_size`` (default **16**)
+
+ Tx head write-back length. It is recommended to use the default values.
+ Setting other values to take effect requires setting the ``tx_headwb``.
+
+- ``rx_desc_merge`` (default **1**)
+
+ Use to enable the RX descriptor merge mode. In this mode, the hardware
+ merges and writes back a group of RX descriptors together to reduce
+ memory access times, which helps improve performance.
+
Driver compilation and testing
------------------------------
--
2.21.0.windows.1
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