numam-dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
Scott Branden df16bcc9d2 net/bnxt: introduce Broadcom Stingray
Add support for Stingray PF devices ids:
BCM58802 = 0xd802
BCM58804 = 0xd804
BCM58808 = 0x16f0

Add Broadcom Stingray machine support based on armv8.

For product brief see:
https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/controllers/bcm58800

Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com>
2018-04-14 00:59:41 +02:00

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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
Copyright 2016-2018 Broadcom
BNXT Poll Mode Driver
=====================
The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
* **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E®/NetXtreme-S®
BCM5730X / BCM574XX / BCM58000 family of Ethernet Network Controllers**
These adapters support Standards compliant 10/25/50/100Gbps 30MPPS
full-duplex throughput.
Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
`NetXtreme® Brand section
<https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/controllers/>`_
of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
* **Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**
These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications
including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and
gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network
attached storage (NAS).
Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the
`StrataGX® BCM5871X Series section
<http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-network-processors/processors/bcm58712>`_
of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
Limitations
-----------
With the current driver, allocated mbufs must be large enough to hold
the entire received frame. If the mbufs are not large enough, the
packets will be dropped. This is most limiting when jumbo frames are
used.