Hi Ferruh,

From: Mody, Rasesh
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 11:50 AM

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From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit@intel.com]
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 11:10 AM

On 6/1/2018 11:57 PM, Rasesh Mody wrote:

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Fixes: c49a438fce90 ("doc: update qede guide and features")
Fixes: db86fbe54d90 ("doc: update qede PMD NIC guide")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <redacted>
---
 doc/guides/nics/qede.rst |   12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst

index
a4adf75..5ebd119 100644

--- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst

@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ Prerequisites
   or `QLogic Driver Download Center

<http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNe

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wSearch.aspx>`_.

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   To download firmware file from QLogic website, select adapter
category,

model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver.

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-- Requires management firmware (MFW) version **8.34.x.x** or higher
to be
-  flashed on to the adapter. If the required management firmware is
not
-  available then download from
-  `QLogic Driver Download Center

<http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNe

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wSearch.aspx>`_.

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-  For downloading firmware upgrade utility, select adapter
category, model

and Linux distro.

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-  To flash the management firmware refer to the instructions in the
QLogic

Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document.

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+- It is highly recommended that the NIC be updated with the latest

available management firmware (MFW) version supported for that NIC.

Does it make sense to document minimum supported FW by the DPDK
driver?

The DPDK driver is backward compatible with older versions of Management
FW (MFW). However, some of the newer features may not be available in
older MFW. So, we recommend users to upgrade to latest available version.

I will check internally and get back on whether and if we need to put a
minimum supported version in here.

QEDE PMD does need one of the features which is in a later MFW (8.30.x.x) version. I've sent v2 patch with minimum supported MFW version.

Thanks!
-Rasesh
 

Thanks!
-Rasesh

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+  Management Firmware and Firmware Upgrade Utility for Cavium
+ FastLinQ(r) branded adapters can be downloaded from  `Driver
+ Download

Center

<http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNe

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wSearch.aspx>`_.

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+  For downloading Firmware Upgrade Utility, select NIC category,
+ model

and Linux distro.

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+  To update the management firmware, refer to the instructions in
+ the

Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document.

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+  For OEM branded adapters please follow the instruction provided
+ by the

OEM to update the Management Firmware on the NIC.

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 - SR-IOV requires Linux PF driver version **8.20.x.x** or higher.
   If the required PF driver is not available then download it from