net/i40e/base: add README

Add README file in base to track the base code modification.

Signed-off-by: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu@intel.com>
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BSD LICENSE
Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Intel® I40E driver
==================
This directory contains source code of FreeBSD i40e driver of version
cid-i40e.2017.03.21.tar.gz released by the team which develops
basic drivers for any i40e NIC. The directory of base/ contains the
original source package.
This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
* Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters X710
* Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710
* Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter XXV710
* Intel® Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T
* Intel® Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE backplane
* Intel® Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+
* Intel® Ethernet Connection X722 for 1GbE
* Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 and XL710 Family
* Intel® Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE backplane
* Intel® Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28
Updating the driver
===================
NOTE: The source code in this directory should not be modified apart from
the following file(s):
i40e_osdep.h