[dpdk-dev,2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
Commit Message
Add list of tested and validated NICs too.
Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 110 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
Comments
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nelio Laranjeiro
> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:47 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
>
> ...
>
> - This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
Release note patches shouldn't remove or overwrite the comments sections.
On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 12:25:47PM +0000, Mcnamara, John wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nelio Laranjeiro
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:47 PM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
> >
> > ...
> >
> > - This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> > +#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
>
> Release note patches shouldn't remove or overwrite the comments sections.
Ok, I will re-send a v2.
Thanks.
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ New Features
The GCC 4.9 ``-march`` option supports the Intel processor code names.
The config option ``RTE_MACHINE`` can be used to pass code names to the compiler as ``-march`` flag.
+* **Updated the mlx5 driver.**
+
+ The following changes were made to mlx5:
+
+ * Add support for RSS hash result
+ * Several performance improvements
+ * Several bug fixes
Resolved Issues
---------------
@@ -265,47 +272,124 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
Tested Platforms
----------------
-.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested with this release.
+#. Intel(R) Server board S2600WTT
- The format is:
+ - Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
- #. Platform name.
+#. Intel(R) Server
- * Platform details.
- * Platform details.
+ - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
- This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+#. Intel(R) Server
+
+ - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
+#. IBM(R) Power8(R)
+
+ - Machine type-model: 8247-22L
+ - Firmware FW810.21 (SV810_108)
+ - Processor: POWER8E (raw), AltiVec supported
Tested NICs
-----------
-.. This section should contain a list of NICs that were tested with this release.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4111A-XCAT (1x10G)
- The format is:
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
- #. NIC name.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
- * NIC details.
- * NIC details.
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
- This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
-Tested OSes
------------
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
-.. This section should contain a list of OSes that were tested with this release.
- The format is as follows, in alphabetical order:
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
- * CentOS 7.0
- * Fedora 23
- * Fedora 24
- * FreeBSD 10.3
- * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
- * SUSE Enterprise Linux 12
- * Ubuntu 15.10
- * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- * Wind River Linux 8
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX413A-BCAT (1x40G)
- This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX415A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX4131A-GCAT/MCX413A-GCAT (1x50G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX414A-BCAT (2x50G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-GCAT/MCX416A-BCAT/MCX416A-GCAT (2x50G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-CCAT (1x100G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 100G MCX416A-CCAT (2x100G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+ * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+ * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
+
+Tested OSes
+-----------
+
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7 (Santiago)
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.0 (Maipo)
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo)
+ * Wind River Linux 6.0.0.26
+ * Ubuntu 14.04
+ * Ubuntu 15.04