DPDK 24.11 - i40e - Recommended Firmware Version 9.52 Removed

[Richardson, Bruce]

Great, thanks for clarifying, Sandeep.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Penigalapati, Sandeep <sandeep.penigalapati at intel.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2026 9:25 AM
> To: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson at intel.com>; User
> <alperen at ltgcompute.com>
> Cc: users at dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: DPDK 24.11 - i40e - Recommended Firmware Version 9.52
> Removed
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Firmware 9.52 is missing only from the Linux download page.
> It is still available here:
> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18190/832163/nv
> m-update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-network-adapter-700-series.html
> 
> Thanks,
> Sandeep
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:33 PM
> >To: User <alperen at ltgcompute.com>
> >Cc: users at dpdk.org
> >Subject: Re: DPDK 24.11 - i40e - Recommended Firmware Version 9.52
> >Removed
> >
> >On Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 12:37:40AM -0500, User wrote:
> >>     Hi all,
> >>    For the i40e PMD on DPDK 24.11, the recommended Intel X710 firmware
> >>    version is 9.52.
> >>    (Source: [1]https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/i40e.html#kernel-driver-an
> >>    d-firmware-matching-list)
> >>     However, the firmware version 9.52 for Intel Ethernet 700 Series
> >>    adapters has been removed from the Intel Download Center a couple of
> >>    months ago and is no longer available for download.
> >>    (Source:
> >[2]https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18635/nvm-
> >>    update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-adapters-700-series-linux.html)
> >>     Given this, which firmware version should be installed on the Intel
> >>    X710 cards for DPDK 24.11?
> >>     Thank you.
> >>     Kind regards
> >>
> >Hi,
> >
> >in a case like this I'd suggest just using the latest firmware for the card. In my
> >experience, major issues with using different firmware versions with DPDK
> >are relatively rare, so you should be ok with a different version, even if it's
> >not one we have explicitly validated. If you do encounter any issues, please
> >log a defect in DPDK bugzilla so we can investigate.
> >
> >Regards,
> >/Bruce