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doc: fix Linux version required by QAT driver

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Fixing the version of the kernel required in the QAT documentation.

Signed-off-by: John Griffin <john.griffin@intel.com>
Acked by: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
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John Griffin 2016-02-10 23:28:01 +00:00 committed by Thomas Monjalon
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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Quick Assist Crypto Poll Mode Driver
The QAT PMD provides poll mode crypto driver support for **Intel QuickAssist
Technology DH895xxC** hardware accelerator.
The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.3
The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.4
kernel.org Linux kernel.
@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Installation
To use the DPDK QAT PMD an SRIOV-enabled QAT kernel driver is required. The
VF devices exposed by this driver will be used by QAT PMD.
If you are running on kernel 4.3 or greater, see instructions for
If you are running on kernel 4.4 or greater, see instructions for
`Installation using kernel.org driver`_ below. If you are on a kernel earlier
than 4.3, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_.
than 4.4, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_.
Installation using 01.org QAT driver
@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ If the build or install fails due to mismatching kernel sources you may need to
Installation using kernel.org driver
------------------------------------
Assuming you are running on at least a 4.3 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT
Assuming you are running on at least a 4.4 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT
driver to start the QAT hardware.
The steps below assume you are:
* Running DPDK on a platform with one ``DH895xCC`` device.
* On a kernel at least version 4.3.
* On a kernel at least version 4.4.
In BIOS ensure that SRIOV is enabled and VT-d is disabled.
@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Using the sysfs, enable the VFs::
echo 32 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/dh895xcc/0000\:03\:00.0/sriov_numvfs
If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.3.
If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.4.
To verify that the VFs are available for use - use ``lspci -d:443`` to confirm
the bdf of the 32 VF devices are available per ``DH895xCC`` device.