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net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)
net/ionic: update maintainer and documentation The UNMAINTAINED flag will be removed in a future patch. Signed-off-by: Andrew Boyer <aboyer@pensando.io> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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Copyright(c) 2018-2020 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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IONIC Driver
============
The ionic driver provides support for Pensando server adapters.
It currently supports the below models:
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- DSC-25 dual-port 25G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) <https://pensando.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pensando-DSC-25-Product-Brief.pdf>`__
- DSC-100 dual-port 100G Distributed Services Card `(pdf) <https://pensando.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pensando-DSC-100-Product-Brief.pdf>`__
net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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net/ionic: update maintainer and documentation The UNMAINTAINED flag will be removed in a future patch. Signed-off-by: Andrew Boyer <aboyer@pensando.io> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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Please visit the Pensando web site at https://pensando.io for more information.
The `Documents <https://pensando.io/documents/>`_ page contains Product Briefs and other product information.
net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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Identifying the Adapter
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To determine if one or more Pensando DSC Ethernet devices are installed
net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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on the host, check for the PCI devices:
.. code-block:: console
lspci -d 1dd8:
b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
b6:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
net/ionic: clean up Tx queue version support The ionic PMD only supports Tx queue version 1 or greater. Version 1 introduced a new SGL format with support for more fragments per descriptor. Add release notes and an explanation to the docs. Signed-off-by: Andrew Boyer <aboyer@pensando.io>
2021-01-29 22:44:34 +00:00
Firmware Support
----------------
The ionic PMD requires firmware which supports 16 segment transmit SGLs.
This support was added prior to version 1.0. For help upgrading older versions,
please contact Pensando support.
net/ionic: add skeleton Add makefile and config file options to compile the Pensando ionic PMD. Add feature and version map file. Update maintainers file. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org> Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@pensando.io>
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Building DPDK
-------------
net/ionic: update maintainer and documentation The UNMAINTAINED flag will be removed in a future patch. Signed-off-by: Andrew Boyer <aboyer@pensando.io> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
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The ionic PMD supports UIO and VFIO. Please refer to the
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:ref:`DPDK documentation that comes with the DPDK suite <linux_gsg>`
for instructions on how to build DPDK.
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