From: "Mody, Rasesh" <Rasesh.Mody@cavium.com>
To: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>, "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Cc: "thomas@monjalon.net" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
Dept-Eng DPDK Dev <Dept-EngDPDKDev@cavium.com>,
"stable@dpdk.org" <stable@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH] doc: update qede management firmware guide
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:33:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <SN1PR07MB4032066429A5CAEF6ACB56A59F4F0@SN1PR07MB4032.namprd07.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SN1PR07MB403272BEE383DE15EBE37F6F9F7B0@SN1PR07MB4032.namprd07.prod.outlook.com>
Hi Ferruh,
> From: Mody, Rasesh
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 11:50 AM
>
> > 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:
> > > 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 <rasesh.mody@cavium.com>
> > > ---
> > > 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
> > wSearch.aspx>`_.
> > > To download firmware file from QLogic website, select adapter
> > > category,
> > model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver.
> > >
> > > -- 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
> > wSearch.aspx>`_.
> > > - For downloading firmware upgrade utility, select adapter
> > > category, model
> > and Linux distro.
> > > - To flash the management firmware refer to the instructions in the
> > > QLogic
> > Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document.
> > > +- 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
> >
> > > + 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
> > wSearch.aspx>`_.
> > > + For downloading Firmware Upgrade Utility, select NIC category,
> > > + model
> > and Linux distro.
> > > + To update the management firmware, refer to the instructions in
> > > + the
> > Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document.
> > > + For OEM branded adapters please follow the instruction provided
> > > + by the
> > OEM to update the Management Firmware on the NIC.
> > >
> > > - 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
> > >
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-06-28 0:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-06-01 22:57 Rasesh Mody
2018-06-08 18:09 ` Ferruh Yigit
2018-06-08 18:49 ` Mody, Rasesh
2018-06-28 0:33 ` Mody, Rasesh [this message]
2018-06-28 0:32 ` [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v2] " Rasesh Mody
2018-06-28 16:53 ` Ferruh Yigit
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