From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECB39A052A; Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:22:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C63624027F; Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:22:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8836240270 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 2021 13:22:04 +0100 (CET) IronPort-SDR: NRtsWI8OFPnVusafc/1Az2e4yj1r+1PIa8jsoj69LgpVX2gyLyzQatcaKorUTzdwuF1XqgKk3Q x6p9XO6rE3UA== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6000,8403,9882"; a="242359024" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.79,394,1602572400"; d="scan'208";a="242359024" Received: from orsmga008.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.65]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 02 Feb 2021 04:22:03 -0800 IronPort-SDR: n7sdwro3dA8Q1JlCrMpLK37J/yGu4YljQG0Yj3kzYSiymVdX/WpZazOwYF7KZhEvpm3wSNDrQO oPK64w/snFfA== X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.79,394,1602572400"; d="scan'208";a="391442266" Received: from fyigit-mobl1.ger.corp.intel.com (HELO [10.213.226.112]) ([10.213.226.112]) by orsmga008-auth.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 02 Feb 2021 04:22:01 -0800 To: Pallavi Kadam , dev@dpdk.org, thomas@monjalon.net Cc: ranjit.menon@intel.com, beilei.xing@intel.com, jia.guo@intel.com References: <20210121190956.2540-1-pallavi.kadam@intel.com> <20210126230343.36-1-pallavi.kadam@intel.com> From: Ferruh Yigit Message-ID: <2274e67f-ab6b-150c-443c-eb6b5be2f207@intel.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 12:21:57 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20210126230343.36-1-pallavi.kadam@intel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: update i40e PMD to support on windows X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On 1/26/2021 11:03 PM, Pallavi Kadam wrote: > Add documentation to support i40e PMD on Windows. > Update the release notes and features list for the same. > > v2 changes: > - updated doc/guides/nics/features/i40e.ini file > - Replaced the name UIO with NetUIO > > Signed-off-by: Pallavi Kadam > Reviewed-by: Ranjit Menon <...> > @@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ Prerequisites > * In all cases Intel recommends using Intel Ethernet Optics; other modules > may function but are not validated by Intel. Contact Intel for supported media types. > > +Windows Prerequisites > +--------------------- > + > +- Follow the DPDK `Getting Started Guide for Windows `_ to setup the basic DPDK environment. > + > +- Identify the Intel® Ethernet adapter and get the latest NVM/FW version. > + > +- To access any Intel® Ethernet hardware, load the NetUIO driver in place of existing built-in (inbox) driver. > + > +- To load NetUIO driver, follow the steps mentioned in `dpdk-kmods repository > + `_. Is the intention to reference the 'README.rst'? If so better to provide link for the documentation, instead of a specific commit, like: https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk-kmods/tree/windows/README.rst And for long term, I guess we need a way to host 'dpdk-kmods' repo documentation.