[PATCH 0/2] update mlx5 release note and guide

[PATCH 0/2] update mlx5 release note and guide

[Nelio Laranjeiro]

Nelio Laranjeiro (2):
  doc: update mlx5 dependencies
  doc: add mlx5 release notes

 doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst               |   8 +-
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

-- 
2.1.4

[PATCH 1/2] doc: update mlx5 dependencies

[Nelio Laranjeiro]

Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 0d1fabb..98d1341 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
 
 Currently supported by DPDK:
 
-- Mellanox OFED **3.3-1.0.0.0** and **3.3-2.0.0.0**.
+- Mellanox OFED **3.4-1.0.0.0**.
 
-- Minimum firmware version:
+- firmware version:
 
-  - ConnectX-4: **12.16.1006**
-  - ConnectX-4 Lx: **14.16.1006**
+  - ConnectX-4: **12.17.1010**
+  - ConnectX-4 Lx: **14.17.1010**
 
 Getting Mellanox OFED
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- 
2.1.4

Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: update mlx5 dependencies

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nelio Laranjeiro
> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:47 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] doc: update mlx5 dependencies
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

[PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes

[Nelio Laranjeiro]

Add list of tested and validated NICs too.

Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 110 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index aa0c09a..7447195 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ New Features
   The GCC 4.9 ``-march`` option supports the Intel processor code names.
   The config option ``RTE_MACHINE`` can be used to pass code names to the compiler as ``-march`` flag.
 
+* **Updated the mlx5 driver.**
+
+  The following changes were made to mlx5:
+
+  * Add support for RSS hash result
+  * Several performance improvements
+  * Several bug fixes
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -265,47 +272,124 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------
 
-.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested with this release.
+#. Intel(R) Server board S2600WTT
 
-   The format is:
+   - Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 
-   #. Platform name.
+#. Intel(R) Server
 
-      * Platform details.
-      * Platform details.
+   - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
 
-   This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+#. Intel(R) Server
+
+   - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
 
+#. IBM(R) Power8(R)
+
+   - Machine type-model: 8247-22L
+   - Firmware FW810.21 (SV810_108)
+   - Processor: POWER8E (raw), AltiVec supported
 
 Tested NICs
 -----------
 
-.. This section should contain a list of NICs that were tested with this release.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4111A-XCAT (1x10G)
 
-   The format is:
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
 
-   #. NIC name.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
 
-      * NIC details.
-      * NIC details.
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
 
-   This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
 
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
 
-Tested OSes
------------
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
 
-.. This section should contain a list of OSes that were tested with this release.
-   The format is as follows, in alphabetical order:
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
 
-   * CentOS 7.0
-   * Fedora 23
-   * Fedora 24
-   * FreeBSD 10.3
-   * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
-   * SUSE Enterprise Linux 12
-   * Ubuntu 15.10
-   * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
-   * Wind River Linux 8
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX413A-BCAT (1x40G)
 
-   This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX415A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX4131A-GCAT/MCX413A-GCAT (1x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX414A-BCAT (2x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-GCAT/MCX416A-BCAT/MCX416A-GCAT (2x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-CCAT (1x100G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 100G MCX416A-CCAT (2x100G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
+
+Tested OSes
+-----------
+
+   * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7 (Santiago)
+   * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.0 (Maipo)
+   * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo)
+   * Wind River Linux 6.0.0.26
+   * Ubuntu 14.04
+   * Ubuntu 15.04
-- 
2.1.4

Re: [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nelio Laranjeiro
> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:47 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
> 
> ...
> 
> -   This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> +#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)

Release note patches shouldn't remove or overwrite the comments sections.

Re: [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes

[Nélio Laranjeiro]

On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 12:25:47PM +0000, Mcnamara, John wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nelio Laranjeiro
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:47 PM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > -   This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
> > +#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
> 
> Release note patches shouldn't remove or overwrite the comments sections.

Ok, I will re-send a v2.

Thanks.

-- 
Nélio Laranjeiro
6WIND

[PATCH v2] doc: add mlx5 release notes

[Nelio Laranjeiro]

Add list of tested and validated NICs too.

Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 122 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index aa0c09a..e33d454 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ New Features
   The GCC 4.9 ``-march`` option supports the Intel processor code names.
   The config option ``RTE_MACHINE`` can be used to pass code names to the compiler as ``-march`` flag.
 
+* **Updated the mlx5 driver.**
+
+  The following changes were made to mlx5:
+
+  * Add support for RSS hash result
+  * Several performance improvements
+  * Several bug fixes
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -277,6 +284,24 @@ Tested Platforms
    This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
 
 
+#. Intel(R) Server board S2600WTT
+
+   - Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
+
+#. Intel(R) Server
+
+   - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
+
+#. Intel(R) Server
+
+   - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
+
+#. IBM(R) Power8(R)
+
+   - Machine type-model: 8247-22L
+   - Firmware FW810.21 (SV810_108)
+   - Processor: POWER8E (raw), AltiVec supported
+
 Tested NICs
 -----------
 
@@ -291,6 +316,96 @@ Tested NICs
 
    This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
 
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4111A-XCAT (1x10G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX413A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 40G MCX415A-BCAT (1x40G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX4131A-GCAT/MCX413A-GCAT (1x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX414A-BCAT (2x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-GCAT/MCX416A-BCAT/MCX416A-GCAT (2x50G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 50G MCX415A-CCAT (1x100G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 100G MCX416A-CCAT (2x100G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1013
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 12.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
+
+#. Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-4 Lx 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G)
+
+   * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+   * Device ID: 15b3:1015
+   * MLNX_OFED: 3.4-1.0.0.0
+   * Firmware version: 14.17.1010
 
 Tested OSes
 -----------
@@ -309,3 +424,10 @@ Tested OSes
    * Wind River Linux 8
 
    This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+
+* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7 (Santiago)
+* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.0 (Maipo)
+* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo)
+* Wind River Linux 6.0.0.26
+* Ubuntu 14.04
+* Ubuntu 15.04
-- 
2.1.4

Re: [PATCH v2] doc: add mlx5 release notes

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nelio Laranjeiro [mailto:nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:46 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>; Adrien Mazarguil
> <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2] doc: add mlx5 release notes
> 
> Add list of tested and validated NICs too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>

Hi Nelio,

Nice to see such an extensive list of tested platforms and NICs.

I don't know if it is generally okay to update only part of a patchset
but apart from that:

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Re: [PATCH 0/2] update mlx5 release note and guide

[Adrien Mazarguil]

On Wed, Nov 02, 2016 at 02:46:42PM +0100, Nelio Laranjeiro wrote:
> Nelio Laranjeiro (2):
>   doc: update mlx5 dependencies
>   doc: add mlx5 release notes
> 
>  doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst               |   8 +-
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  2 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.1.4

Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>

-- 
Adrien Mazarguil
6WIND

Re: [PATCH 0/2] update mlx5 release note and guide

[Thomas Monjalon]

> > Nelio Laranjeiro (2):
> >   doc: update mlx5 dependencies
> >   doc: add mlx5 release notes
> 
> Acked-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com>

Applied with 2/2 v2, thanks