[PATCH v1] net/ice: updated latest recommended matching list

[PATCH v1] net/ice: updated latest recommended matching list

[hailinx]

Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/ice.rst | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
index c6531d5684..90dc3220c7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ice.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ are listed in the Tested Platforms section of the Release Notes for each release
    +-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+--------------+-----------+
    |    25.03  |     1.16.3    |      1.3.39     |  1.3.53   |    1.3.14    |    4.7    |
    +-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+--------------+-----------+
+   |    25.07  |     2.2.8     |      1.3.43     |  1.3.55   |    1.3.23    |    4.8    |
+   +-----------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+--------------+-----------+
 
 Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package loading
 ----------------------------------------------------
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH v1] net/i40e: updated latest recommended matching list

[hailinx]

Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
index 234757cd7a..e7db6f2416 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ For X710/XL710/XXV710,
    +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
    +==============+=======================+==================+
+   |    25.07     |         2.28.7        |       9.54       |
+   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    |    25.03     |         2.27.8        |       9.53       |
    +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    |    24.11     |         2.26.8        |       9.52       |
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ For X722,
    +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
    +==============+=======================+==================+
+   |    25.07     |         2.28.7        |       6.50       |
+   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    |    25.03     |         2.27.8        |       6.50       |
    +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
    |    24.11     |         2.26.8        |       6.50       |
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH v1] net/ixgbe: add nic and updated recommended matching list

[hailinx]

Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
index a03ec7a7e8..6380e18feb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Supported Chipsets and NICs
 - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
 - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
 - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
+- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT2
+- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT4
 
 Vector PMD for IXGBE
 --------------------
@@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ Windows Prerequisites and Pre-conditions
 - Loading of private Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package
   is not supported on Windows.
 
+Kernel driver and Firmware Matching List
+----------------------------------------
+
+It is highly recommended to upgrade the ixgbe kernel driver and firmware
+to avoid the compatibility issues with ixgbe PMD.
+The table below shows a summary of the DPDK versions
+with corresponding out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers and firmware.
+The full list of in-tree and out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers from kernel.org
+and Linux distributions that were tested and verified
+are listed in the Tested Platforms section of the Release Notes for each release.
+
+For E610,
+
+   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
+   | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
+   +==============+=======================+==================+
+   |     25.07    |         6.1.5         |        1.0       |
+   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
+
 
 Feature not Supported by RX Vector PMD
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- 
2.25.1

Re: [PATCH v1] net/i40e: updated latest recommended matching list

[Bruce Richardson]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 02:16:03PM +0800, hailinx wrote:
> Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
> ---
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>

The tables in this file really need pruning in next release. They stretch
all the way back almost 10 years!

>  doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> index 234757cd7a..e7db6f2416 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
> @@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ For X710/XL710/XXV710,
>     +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
>     +==============+=======================+==================+
> +   |    25.07     |         2.28.7        |       9.54       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     |    25.03     |         2.27.8        |       9.53       |
>     +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     |    24.11     |         2.26.8        |       9.52       |
> @@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ For X722,
>     +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
>     +==============+=======================+==================+
> +   |    25.07     |         2.28.7        |       6.50       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     |    25.03     |         2.27.8        |       6.50       |
>     +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
>     |    24.11     |         2.26.8        |       6.50       |
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

Re: [PATCH v1] net/ixgbe: add nic and updated recommended matching list

[Bruce Richardson]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 02:16:04PM +0800, hailinx wrote:
> Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>


> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> index a03ec7a7e8..6380e18feb 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Supported Chipsets and NICs
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
> +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT2
> +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT4
>  
>  Vector PMD for IXGBE
>  --------------------
> @@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ Windows Prerequisites and Pre-conditions
>  - Loading of private Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package
>    is not supported on Windows.
>  
> +Kernel driver and Firmware Matching List
> +----------------------------------------
> +
> +It is highly recommended to upgrade the ixgbe kernel driver and firmware
> +to avoid the compatibility issues with ixgbe PMD.
> +The table below shows a summary of the DPDK versions
> +with corresponding out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers and firmware.
> +The full list of in-tree and out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers from kernel.org
> +and Linux distributions that were tested and verified
> +are listed in the Tested Platforms section of the Release Notes for each release.
> +
> +For E610,
> +
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +   | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
> +   +==============+=======================+==================+
> +   |     25.07    |         6.1.5         |        1.0       |
> +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> +
>  
>  Feature not Supported by RX Vector PMD
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

Re: [PATCH v1] net/ixgbe: add nic and updated recommended matching list

[David Marchand]

Hello,

On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM Bruce Richardson
<bruce.richardson@intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 02:16:04PM +0800, hailinx wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
>
>
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > index a03ec7a7e8..6380e18feb 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> > @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Supported Chipsets and NICs
> >  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
> >  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
> >  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
> > +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT2
> > +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT4
> >
> >  Vector PMD for IXGBE
> >  --------------------
> > @@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ Windows Prerequisites and Pre-conditions
> >  - Loading of private Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package
> >    is not supported on Windows.
> >
> > +Kernel driver and Firmware Matching List
> > +----------------------------------------
> > +
> > +It is highly recommended to upgrade the ixgbe kernel driver and firmware
> > +to avoid the compatibility issues with ixgbe PMD.
> > +The table below shows a summary of the DPDK versions
> > +with corresponding out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers and firmware.
> > +The full list of in-tree and out-of-tree Linux kernel drivers from kernel.org
> > +and Linux distributions that were tested and verified
> > +are listed in the Tested Platforms section of the Release Notes for each release.
> > +
> > +For E610,
> > +
> > +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> > +   | DPDK version | Kernel driver version | Firmware version |
> > +   +==============+=======================+==================+
> > +   |     25.07    |         6.1.5         |        1.0       |
> > +   +--------------+-----------------------+------------------+
> > +
> >
> >  Feature not Supported by RX Vector PMD
> >  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Beware that the CI reported a build failure on this change:


FAILED: [code=2] doc/guides/html
/usr/bin/python3 ../buildtools/call-sphinx-build.py
/usr/bin/sphinx-build 25.07.0-rc3
/home/runner/work/dpdk/dpdk/doc/guides
/home/runner/work/dpdk/dpdk/build/doc/guides -a -W

Warning, treated as error:
/home/runner/work/dpdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst:118:Title level
inconsistent:

Feature not Supported by RX Vector PMD
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.


-- 
David Marchand

Re: [PATCH v1] net/ixgbe: add nic and updated recommended matching list

[David Marchand]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com> wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: hailinx <hailinx.xu@intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> index a03ec7a7e8..6380e18feb 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
> @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Supported Chipsets and NICs
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T1
>  - Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
> +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT2
> +- Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E610-XT4
>
>  Vector PMD for IXGBE
>  --------------------
> @@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ Windows Prerequisites and Pre-conditions
>  - Loading of private Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package
>    is not supported on Windows.
>
> +Kernel driver and Firmware Matching List
> +----------------------------------------
> +
> +It is highly recommended to upgrade the ixgbe kernel driver and firmware
> +to avoid the compatibility issues with ixgbe PMD.

We never recommended such things so far for ixgbe.
I think this is a wrong thing to advertise.
The same applies to other Intel nics, btw.

You may insist that you validated with such a setup, but most users
rely on in-tree drivers.


-- 
David Marchand