[PATCH] doc: move firmware instructions in mlx5 guide
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Mon Jun 8 14:05:31 CEST 2026
Having firmware update instructions before firmware config
looks simpler to find than in compilation prerequisites.
A link is also added after listing minimum firmware versions.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
---
doc/guides/platform/mlx5.rst | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/platform/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/platform/mlx5.rst
index 285d58be4f..0a8917530d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/platform/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/platform/mlx5.rst
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ The following dependencies are not part of DPDK and must be installed separately
- BlueField-2: **24.28.1002** and above.
- BlueField-3: **32.36.3126** and above.
- New features may be added in more recent firmwares.
+ New features may be added in more recent :ref:`firmwares <mlx5_firmware_config>`.
Libraries and kernel modules can be provided either by the Linux distribution,
or by installing NVIDIA MLNX_OFED/EN which provides compatibility with older kernels.
@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ It is possible to build rdma-core as static libraries starting with version 21::
ninja
ninja install
-The firmware can be updated with `mlxup
-<https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/mlxupfwutility>`_.
-The latest firmwares can be downloaded at
-https://network.nvidia.com/support/firmware/firmware-downloads/
-
NVIDIA MLNX_OFED/EN
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -490,6 +485,11 @@ Additional information can be found in the WinOF2 user manual.
Firmware Configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The firmware can be updated with `mlxup
+<https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/mlxupfwutility>`_
+after `downloading a new version
+<https://network.nvidia.com/support/firmware/firmware-downloads/>`_.
+
Firmware features can be configured as key/value pairs.
The command to set a value is::
--
2.54.0
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