[PATCH v2] net/ixgbe: updated ixgbe recommended matching list

[Bruce Richardson]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 03:54:29PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 02:45:18AM +0000, hailinxx wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: hailinxx <hailinx.xu at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > index 34e6dd361c..ea241927f6 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > @@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ They are transparently registered at runtime RX/TX execution if all condition ch
> >  Some constraints apply as pre-conditions for specific optimizations on bulk packet transfers.
> >  The following sections explain RX and TX constraints in the vPMD.
> >  
> > +Kernel driver, DDP and Firmware Matching List
> > +---------------------------------------------
> 
> No DDP for ixgbe.
> 
> > +It is highly recommended to upgrade the ixgbe kernel driver and
> > ++firmware to avoid the compatibility issues with i40e PMD.
> 
> s/i40e/ixgbe/
> 
> > +The table below shows a summary of the DPDK versions with
> > +corresponding out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers and firmware.
> > +The full list of in-tree and out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers from
> > +kernel.org and Linux distributions that were tested and verified
> > ++are listed in the Tested Platforms section of the Release Notes for each release.
> 
> Line starts with a "+" symbol, which is strange. Also above.
> 
> > +
> > ++--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
> > +| DPDK version | Kernel driver version | E610 FW version | X550 FW version |
> > ++==============+=======================+=================+=================+
> > +|     25.11    |         6.2.5         |       1.30      |                 |
> > ++--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
> > +|     26.03    |         6.3.4         |       1.41      |       3.70      |
> > ++--------------+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
> > +
> 
> I tend to prefer newest-first for these tables, which would match the
> latest commits to ice and i40e driver docs.
> 
> I'll make all these changes on apply, since time is short for the release.
> 
> > +
> >  RX Constraints
> >  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >  

Issues highlighted above fixed on apply.
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net-intel.

Thanks,
/Bruce