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This commit adds support to the bnxt PMD for devices based on the BCM57508 "thor" Ethernet controller. Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Lance Richardson <lance.richardson@broadcom.com>
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
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Copyright 2016-2018 Broadcom
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BNXT Poll Mode Driver
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The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for:
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* **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E®/NetXtreme-S®
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BCM5730X / BCM574XX / BCM58000 / BCM575XX family of Ethernet Network Controllers**
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Adapters based on this family of controllers support standards-compliant Ethernet
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operation with link speeds of 10/25/50/100/200Gbps.
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Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the
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`NetXtreme® Brand section
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<https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/controllers/>`_
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of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
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* **Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors**
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These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications
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including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and
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gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network
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attached storage (NAS).
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Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the
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`StrataGX® BCM5871X Series section
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<http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-network-processors/processors/bcm58712>`_
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of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_.
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Limitations
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With the current driver, allocated mbufs must be large enough to hold
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the entire received frame. If the mbufs are not large enough, the
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packets will be dropped. This is most limiting when jumbo frames are
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used.
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