Thread (142 messages) 142 messages, 6 authors, 2016-06-27
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[PATCH v3 30/30] ixgbe/base: update README

From: Beilei Xing <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 07:54:54
Subsystem: networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers: Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds

The ixgbe base driver was updated refer to version
cid-10g-shared-code.2016.04.12 released by ND.

The changes include:
Added sgmii link for X550.
Added mac link setup for X550a SFP and SFP+.
Added KR support for X550em_a.
Added new phy definitions for M88E1500.
Added support for the VLVF to be bypassed when adding/removing
a VFTA entry.
Added X550a flow control auto negotiation support.

Signed-off-by: Beilei Xing <redacted>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst | 11 +++++++++++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README          |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
index c0f6b02..fa224bc 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ DPDK Release 16.07
 
       firefox build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.html
 
+* **Updated the ixgbe base driver.**
+  The ixgbe base driver was updated with changes including the
+  following:
+
+  * Added sgmii link for X550.
+  * Added mac link setup for X550a SFP and SFP+.
+  * Added KR support for X550em_a.
+  * Added new phy definitions for M88E1500.
+  * Added support for the VLVF to be bypassed when adding/removing a VFTA entry.
+  * Added X550a flow control auto negotiation support.
+
 
 New Features
 ------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
index caa2664..76e7805 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Intel® IXGBE driver
 ===================
 
 This directory contains source code of FreeBSD ixgbe driver of version
-cid-10g-shared-code.2016.01.07 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
+cid-10g-shared-code.2016.04.12 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
 contains the original source package.
 This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 
-- 
2.5.0
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