From 483eb2f56657e8e7f419ab1a4fab8dce9ade8609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:24:20 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 14.2.21. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst (limited to 'src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst') diff --git a/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..697b97e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause + Copyright 2016-2018 Broadcom + +BNXT Poll Mode Driver +===================== + +The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for: + + * **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E®/NetXtreme-S® + BCM5730X / BCM574XX / BCM58000 family of Ethernet Network Controllers** + + These adapters support Standards compliant 10/25/50/100Gbps 30MPPS + full-duplex throughput. + + Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the + `NetXtreme® Brand section + `_ + of the `Broadcom website `_. + + * **Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors** + + These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications + including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and + gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network + attached storage (NAS). + + Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the + `StrataGX® BCM5871X Series section + `_ + of the `Broadcom website `_. + +Limitations +----------- + +With the current driver, allocated mbufs must be large enough to hold +the entire received frame. If the mbufs are not large enough, the +packets will be dropped. This is most limiting when jumbo frames are +used. -- cgit v1.2.3