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

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--- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ..  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
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ The following MACROs are used for these three features:
 
 *   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
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -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.
+
+
+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