Add a note regarding required firmware versions for network interfaces
used with DPDK as well as a link to the list of validated versions for
DPDK 16.04.
Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.sto...@intel.com>
---
INSTALL.DPDK.md | 12 ++++++++++++
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL.DPDK.md b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
index 00e75bd..3b93351 100644
--- a/INSTALL.DPDK.md
+++ b/INSTALL.DPDK.md
@@ -1017,6 +1017,18 @@ Restrictions:
increased to the desired number of queues. Both DPDK and OVS must be
recompiled for this change to take effect.
+ Network Interface Firmware requirements:
+ - Each release of DPDK is validated against a specific firmware version for
+ a supported Network Interface. New firmware versions introduce bug fixes,
+ performance improvements and new functionality that DPDK leverages. The
+ validated firmware versions are available as part of the release notes for
+ DPDK. It is recommended that users update Network Interface firmware to
+ match what has been validated for the DPDK release.
+
+ For DPDK 16.04, the list of validated firmware versions can be found at:
+
+ http://dpdk.org/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.html
+
Bug Reporting:
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1.7.4.1
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