From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga14.intel.com (mga14.intel.com [192.55.52.115]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F1A195CA for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:28:10 +0100 (CET) Received: from fmsmga001.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.23]) by fmsmga103.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Feb 2016 15:28:10 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.22,427,1449561600"; d="scan'208";a="900407975" Received: from sie-lab-212-151.ir.intel.com (HELO silpixa00389525.ir.intel.com) ([10.237.212.151]) by fmsmga001.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Feb 2016 15:28:09 -0800 From: John Griffin To: dev@dpdk.org Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:28:01 +0000 Message-Id: <1455146881-42882-1-git-send-email-john.griffin@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.1.0 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] Correcting upstream kernel version in driver X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:28:11 -0000 Fixing the version of the kernel required in the QAT documentation. Signed-off-by: John Griffin --- doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst index 1901842..23402b4 100644 --- a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst +++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Quick Assist Crypto Poll Mode Driver The QAT PMD provides poll mode crypto driver support for **Intel QuickAssist Technology DH895xxC** hardware accelerator. -The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.3 +The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.4 kernel.org Linux kernel. @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Installation To use the DPDK QAT PMD an SRIOV-enabled QAT kernel driver is required. The VF devices exposed by this driver will be used by QAT PMD. -If you are running on kernel 4.3 or greater, see instructions for +If you are running on kernel 4.4 or greater, see instructions for `Installation using kernel.org driver`_ below. If you are on a kernel earlier -than 4.3, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_. +than 4.4, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_. Installation using 01.org QAT driver @@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ If the build or install fails due to mismatching kernel sources you may need to Installation using kernel.org driver ------------------------------------ -Assuming you are running on at least a 4.3 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT +Assuming you are running on at least a 4.4 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT driver to start the QAT hardware. The steps below assume you are: * Running DPDK on a platform with one ``DH895xCC`` device. -* On a kernel at least version 4.3. +* On a kernel at least version 4.4. In BIOS ensure that SRIOV is enabled and VT-d is disabled. @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Using the sysfs, enable the VFs:: echo 32 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/dh895xcc/0000\:03\:00.0/sriov_numvfs -If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.3. +If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.4. To verify that the VFs are available for use - use ``lspci -d:443`` to confirm the bdf of the 32 VF devices are available per ``DH895xCC`` device. -- 2.1.0