I understand. Thank you very much for your response, Bruce. My concern was the possibility of an edge case caused by the untested combination of firmware and DPDK versions, rather than a major issue, which is why I raised this question.
I will proceed with testing my use cases extensively and report any defects if I encounter any issues. Thank you. Kind regards On Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at 3:03 AM Bruce Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 12:37:40AM -0500, User wrote: > > Hi all, > > For the i40e PMD on DPDK 24.11, the recommended Intel X710 firmware > > version is 9.52. > > (Source: [1] > https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/i40e.html#kernel-driver-an > > d-firmware-matching-list) > > However, the firmware version 9.52 for Intel Ethernet 700 Series > > adapters has been removed from the Intel Download Center a couple of > > months ago and is no longer available for download. > > (Source: [2] > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18635/nvm- > > update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-adapters-700-series-linux.html) > > Given this, which firmware version should be installed on the Intel > > X710 cards for DPDK 24.11? > > Thank you. > > Kind regards > > > Hi, > > in a case like this I'd suggest just using the latest firmware for the > card. In my experience, major issues with using different firmware > versions with > DPDK are relatively rare, so you should be ok with a different version, > even if it's not one we have explicitly validated. If you do encounter any > issues, please log a defect in DPDK bugzilla so we can investigate. > > Regards, > /Bruce >
