Imported Upstream version 16.11

[deb_dpdk.git] / doc / guides / nics / ixgbe.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
index 3dc6b00..3b6851b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ..  BSD LICENSE
 ..  BSD LICENSE

-    Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without


@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ The following MACROs are used for these three features:
 
 *   ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP
 
 
 *   ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP
 

+Application Programming Interface
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In DPDK release v16.11 an API for ixgbe specific functions has been added to the ixgbe PMD.
+The declarations for the API functions are in the header ``rte_pmd_ixgbe.h``.

 
 Sample Application Notes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Sample Application Notes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


@@ -224,3 +229,35 @@ be calculated as follows:
   max_read_interval = ~4 mins 48 sec.
 
 In order to ensure valid results, it is recommended to poll every 4 minutes.
   max_read_interval = ~4 mins 48 sec.
 
 In order to ensure valid results, it is recommended to poll every 4 minutes.

+
+
+Supported Chipsets and NICs
+---------------------------
+
+- Intel 82599EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+- Intel 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+- Intel 82599ES 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+- Intel 82599EN 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+- Intel Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
+- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-BT2
+- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT2
+- Intel Ethernet Controller X550-AT
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-LR1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA4
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-QDA1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-T2
+- Intel 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit XF LR Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter
+- Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
+- Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2