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diff --git a/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..787123df5 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0) + Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. + +IONIC Driver +============ + +The ionic driver provides support for Pensando server adapters. +It currently supports the below models: + +- `Naples DSC-25 <https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples-25_ProductBrief_10-2019.pdf>`_ +- `Naples DSC-100 <https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples_100_ProductBrief-10-2019.pdf>`_ + +Please visit https://pensando.io for more information. + +Identifying the Adapter +----------------------- + +To find if one or more Pensando PCI Ethernet devices are installed +on the host, check for the PCI devices: + + .. code-block:: console + + lspci -d 1dd8: + b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002 + b6:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002 + +Pre-Installation Configuration +------------------------------ + +The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file. + +- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD`` (default ``y``) + + Toggle compilation of ionic PMD. + +Building DPDK +------------- + +The ionic PMD driver supports UIO and VFIO, please refer to the +:ref:`DPDK documentation that comes with the DPDK suite <linux_gsg>` +for instructions on how to build DPDK. |