From: "Nélio Laranjeiro" <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
To: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: update guide and release notes for mlx5
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:34:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160727093404.GS14792@autoinstall.dev.6wind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1469611646-25663-1-git-send-email-olgas@mellanox.com>
On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 12:27:26PM +0300, Olga Shern wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 7 ++++++-
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> index 063c4a5..5c10cd3 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> @@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ Run-time configuration
> allows to save PCI bandwidth and improve performance at the cost of a
> slightly higher CPU usage. Enabled by default.
>
> + Supported on:
> +
> + - x86_64 with ConnectX4 and ConnectX4 LX
> + - Power8 with ConnectX4 LX
> +
> - ``txq_inline`` parameter [int]
>
> Amount of data to be inlined during TX operations. Improves latency.
> @@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
>
> Currently supported by DPDK:
>
> -- Mellanox OFED **3.3-1.0.0.0**.
> +- Mellanox OFED **3.3-1.0.0.0** and **3.3-2.0.0.0**.
>
> - Minimum firmware version:
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
> index d00a6ed..4b43f8d 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
> @@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ New Features
>
> Live migration of a VM with Virtio and VF PMD's using the bonding PMD.
>
> +* **Updated the mlx5 driver.**
> +
> + The mlx5 driver was updated with changes including the following:
> +
> + * Data path was refactored to bypass Verbs to improve RX and TX performance.
> + * Removed compilation parameters for inline send, ``MLX5_MAX_INLINE``, and
> + added command line parameter instead, ``txq_inline``.
> + * Improved TX scatter gather support:
> + Removed compilation parameter ``MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N``.
> + Scatter-gather elements is set to the maximum value the NIC supports.
> + Removed linearization logic, this decreases the memory consumption of the PMD.
> + * Improved jumbo frames support, by dynamically setting RX scatter gather elements
> + according to the MTU and mbuf size,
> + no need for compilation parameter ``MLX5_PMD_SGE_WR_N``
>
> Resolved Issues
> ---------------
> --
> 1.7.8.2
Acked-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
--
Nélio Laranjeiro
6WIND
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-07-27 9:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-07-26 16:29 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc : " Olga Shern
2016-07-27 8:17 ` Mcnamara, John
2016-07-27 9:41 ` Olga Shern
2016-07-27 9:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: " Olga Shern
2016-07-27 9:34 ` Nélio Laranjeiro [this message]
2016-07-27 10:55 ` Mcnamara, John
2016-07-28 15:19 ` Thomas Monjalon
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