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2 | Copyright 2016 Broadcom Limited | |
3 | ||
4 | Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without | |
5 | modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions | |
6 | are met: | |
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8 | * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright | |
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10 | * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright | |
11 | notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in | |
12 | the documentation and/or other materials provided with the | |
13 | distribution. | |
14 | * Neither the name of Broadcom Limited nor the names of its | |
15 | contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived | |
16 | from this software without specific prior written permission. | |
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18 | THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS | |
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28 | OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | |
29 | ||
30 | BNXT Poll Mode Driver | |
31 | ===================== | |
32 | ||
33 | The bnxt poll mode library (**librte_pmd_bnxt**) implements support for: | |
34 | ||
35 | * **Broadcom NetXtreme-C®/NetXtreme-E® BCM5730X and BCM5740X family of | |
36 | Ethernet Network Controllers** | |
37 | ||
38 | These adapters support Standards compliant 10/25/50Gbps 30MPPS | |
39 | full-duplex throughput. | |
40 | ||
41 | Information about the NetXtreme family of adapters can be found in the | |
42 | `NetXtreme® Brand section | |
43 | <https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-communication-and-switching?technology%5B%5D=88>`_ | |
44 | of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_. | |
45 | ||
46 | * **Broadcom StrataGX® BCM5871X Series of Communucations Processors** | |
47 | ||
48 | These ARM based processors target a broad range of networking applications | |
49 | including virtual CPE (vCPE) and NFV appliances, 10G service routers and | |
50 | gateways, control plane processing for Ethernet switches and network | |
51 | attached storage (NAS). | |
52 | ||
53 | Information about the StrataGX family of adapters can be found in the | |
54 | `StrataGX® BCM5871X Series section | |
55 | <http://www.broadcom.com/products/enterprise-and-network-processors/processors/bcm58712>`_ | |
56 | of the `Broadcom website <http://www.broadcom.com/>`_. | |
57 | ||
58 | Limitations | |
59 | ----------- | |
60 | ||
61 | With the current driver, allocated mbufs must be large enough to hold | |
62 | the entire received frame. If the mbufs are not large enough, the | |
63 | packets will be dropped. This is most limiting when jumbo frames are | |
64 | used. |