New upstream version 17.11~rc4

Change-Id: I5cc288310eaa28cb8c2e475afce5e19f8c08ba1e
Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>

10 files changed, 146 insertions, 119 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index bfeae80e..d5bf38a2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ invoke rte_eth_tx_burst() concurrently on the same Tx queue without SW lock.
 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_tx_burst()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_fast_mbuf_free:
+
+Fast mbuf free
+--------------
+
+Supports optimization for fast release of mbufs following successful Tx.
+Requires that per queue, all mbufs come from the same mempool and has refcnt = 1.
+
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_free_tx_mbuf_on_demand:
 
 Free Tx mbuf on demand
@@ -494,6 +506,23 @@ Supports adding traffic mirroring rules.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_set()``, ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_inline_crypto_doc:
+
+Inline crypto
+-------------
+
+Supports inline crypto processing (eg. inline IPsec). See Security library and PMD documentation for more details.
+
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[implements] rte_security_ops**: ``session_create``, ``session_update``,
+  ``session_stats_get``, ``session_destroy``, ``set_pkt_metadata``, ``capabilities_get``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
+  ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_crc_offload:
 
 CRC offload
@@ -640,15 +669,6 @@ Supports packet type parsing and returns a list of supported types.
 
 .. _nic_features_timesync:
 
-Mbuf fast free
---------------
-
-Supports optimization for fast release of mbufs following successful Tx.
-Requires that per queue, all mbufs come from the same mempool and has refcnt = 1.
-
-* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
-
 Timesync
 --------
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
index dc527ddf..dae2ad77 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Removal event        =
 Queue status event   =
 Rx interrupt         =
 Lock-free Tx queue   =
+Fast mbuf free       =
 Free Tx mbuf on demand =
 Queue start/stop     =
 MTU update           =
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Flow control         =
 Flow API             =
 Rate limitation      =
 Traffic mirroring    =
+Inline crypto        =
 CRC offload          =
 VLAN offload         =
 QinQ offload         =
@@ -76,4 +78,3 @@ x86-64               =
 Usage doc            =
 Design doc           =
 Perf doc             =
-Mbuf fast free       =
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe.ini
index 9ff5d8f8..1d68ee8e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe.ini
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Flow control         = Y
 Flow API             = Y
 Rate limitation      = Y
 Traffic mirroring    = Y
+Inline crypto        = Y
 CRC offload          = Y
 VLAN offload         = Y
 QinQ offload         = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vec.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vec.ini
index 4d56df4f..28bc0547 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vec.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vec.ini
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Flow director        = Y
 Flow control         = Y
 Rate limitation      = Y
 Traffic mirroring    = Y
+Inline crypto        = Y
 Timesync             = Y
 Rx descriptor status = Y
 Tx descriptor status = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf.ini
index b63e32ce..0a15500b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf.ini
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RSS hash             = Y
 RSS key update       = Y
 RSS reta update      = Y
 VLAN filter          = Y
+Inline crypto        = Y
 CRC offload          = Y
 VLAN offload         = Y
 QinQ offload         = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf_vec.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf_vec.ini
index c994857e..80e7f3bd 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf_vec.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ixgbe_vf_vec.ini
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RSS hash             = Y
 RSS key update       = Y
 RSS reta update      = Y
 VLAN filter          = Y
+Inline crypto        = Y
 Rx descriptor status = Y
 Tx descriptor status = Y
 Basic stats          = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
index c687c63f..d477ea05 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
@@ -239,6 +239,22 @@ There is no RTE API to add a VF's MAC address from the PF. On ixgbe, the
 as a workaround.
 
 
+Inline crypto processing support
+--------------------------------
+
+Inline IPsec processing is supported for ``RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO``
+mode for ESP packets only:
+
+- ESP authentication only: AES-128-GMAC (128-bit key)
+- ESP encryption and authentication: AES-128-GCM (128-bit key)
+
+IPsec Security Gateway Sample Application supports inline IPsec processing for
+ixgbe PMD.
+
+For more details see the IPsec Security Gateway Sample Application and Security
+library documentation.
+
+
 Supported Chipsets and NICs
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
index 5c3fb764..22341b90 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ long as they share the same MAC address.
 
 Compiling librte_pmd_mlx4 causes DPDK to be linked against libibverbs.
 
-Features
---------
-
-- Multi arch support: x86_64 and POWER8.
-- Link state information is provided.
-- RX interrupts.
-
 Configuration
 -------------
 
@@ -107,11 +100,6 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
   to abort with harmless debugging messages as a workaround.
   Relevant only when CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_DEBUG is enabled.
 
-- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_MAX_INLINE`` (default **0**)
-
-  Amount of data to be inlined during TX operations. Improves latency but
-  lowers throughput.
-
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_TX_MP_CACHE`` (default **8**)
 
   Maximum number of cached memory pools (MPs) per TX queue. Each MP from
@@ -120,15 +108,6 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
 
   This value is always 1 for RX queues since they use a single MP.
 
-Environment variables
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-- ``MLX4_INLINE_RECV_SIZE``
-
-  A nonzero value enables inline receive for packets up to that size. May
-  significantly improve performance in some cases but lower it in
-  others. Requires careful testing.
-
 Run-time configuration
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -174,7 +153,7 @@ This driver relies on external libraries and kernel drivers for resources
 allocations and initialization. The following dependencies are not part of
 DPDK and must be installed separately:
 
-- **libibverbs**
+- **libibverbs** (provided by rdma-core package)
 
   User space verbs framework used by librte_pmd_mlx4. This library provides
   a generic interface between the kernel and low-level user space drivers
@@ -184,7 +163,7 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
   resources allocations) to be managed by the kernel and fast operations to
   never leave user space.
 
-- **libmlx4**
+- **libmlx4** (provided by rdma-core package)
 
   Low-level user space driver library for Mellanox ConnectX-3 devices,
   it is automatically loaded by libibverbs.
@@ -192,7 +171,7 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
   This library basically implements send/receive calls to the hardware
   queues.
 
-- **Kernel modules** (mlnx-ofed-kernel)
+- **Kernel modules**
 
   They provide the kernel-side verbs API and low level device drivers that
   manage actual hardware initialization and resources sharing with user
@@ -218,24 +197,27 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
    Both libraries are BSD and GPL licensed. Linux kernel modules are GPL
    licensed.
 
-Currently supported by DPDK:
+Depending on system constraints and user preferences either RDMA core library
+with a recent enough Linux kernel release (recommended) or Mellanox OFED,
+which provides compatibility with older releases.
+
+Current RDMA core package and Linux kernel (recommended)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- Mellanox OFED **4.1**.
-- Firmware version **2.36.5000** and above.
+- Minimal Linux kernel version: 4.14.
+- Minimal RDMA core version: v15 (see `RDMA core installation documentation`_).
 
-Getting Mellanox OFED
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.. _`RDMA core installation documentation`: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core/master/README.md
 
-While these libraries and kernel modules are available on OpenFabrics
-Alliance's `website <https://www.openfabrics.org/>`_ and provided by package
-managers on most distributions, this PMD requires Ethernet extensions that
-may not be supported at the moment (this is a work in progress).
+.. _Mellanox_OFED_as_a_fallback:
 
-`Mellanox OFED
-<http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers>`_
-includes the necessary support and should be used in the meantime. For DPDK,
-only libibverbs, libmlx4, mlnx-ofed-kernel packages and firmware updates are
-required from that distribution.
+Mellanox OFED as a fallback
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- `Mellanox OFED`_ version: **4.2**.
+- firmware version: **2.42.5000** and above.
+
+.. _`Mellanox OFED`: http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -243,15 +225,10 @@ required from that distribution.
    this DPDK release was developed and tested against is strongly
    recommended. Please check the `prerequisites`_.
 
-Supported NICs
---------------
-
-* Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2*40G)
-
-Quick Start Guide
------------------
+Installing Mellanox OFED
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-1. Download latest Mellanox OFED. For more info check the  `prerequisites`_.
+1. Download latest Mellanox OFED.
 
 2. Install the required libraries and kernel modules either by installing
    only the required set, or by installing the entire Mellanox OFED:
@@ -260,19 +237,19 @@ Quick Start Guide
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./mlnxofedinstall
+        ./mlnxofedinstall --dpdk --upstream-libs
 
    For SR-IOV hypervisors use:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./mlnxofedinstall --enable-sriov -hypervisor
+        ./mlnxofedinstall --dpdk --upstream-libs --enable-sriov --hypervisor
 
    For SR-IOV virtual machine use:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./mlnxofedinstall --guest
+        ./mlnxofedinstall --dpdk --upstream-libs --guest
 
 3. Verify the firmware is the correct one:
 
@@ -286,7 +263,19 @@ Quick Start Guide
 
         connectx_port_config
 
-   Or in the manual way:
+5. Continue with :ref:`section 2 of the Quick Start Guide <QSG_2>`.
+
+Supported NICs
+--------------
+
+* Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2*40G)
+
+.. _qsg:
+
+Quick Start Guide
+-----------------
+
+1. Set all ports links to Ethernet
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -294,7 +283,15 @@ Quick Start Guide
         echo eth > "/sys/bus/pci/devices/$PCI/mlx4_port0"
         echo eth > "/sys/bus/pci/devices/$PCI/mlx4_port1"
 
-5. In case of bare metal or hypervisor, configure optimized steering mode
+   .. note::
+
+        If using Mellanox OFED one can permanently set the port link
+        to Ethernet using connectx_port_config tool provided by it.
+        :ref:`Mellanox_OFED_as_a_fallback`:
+
+.. _QSG_2:
+
+2. In case of bare metal or hypervisor, configure optimized steering mode
    by adding the following line to ``/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4_core.conf``:
 
    .. code-block:: console
@@ -306,7 +303,7 @@ Quick Start Guide
         If VLAN filtering is used, set log_num_mgm_entry_size=-1.
         Performance degradation can occur on this case.
 
-6. Restart the driver:
+3. Restart the driver:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -318,7 +315,7 @@ Quick Start Guide
 
         service openibd restart
 
-7. Compile DPDK and you are ready to go. See instructions on
+4. Compile DPDK and you are ready to go. See instructions on
    :ref:`Development Kit Build System <Development_Kit_Build_System>`
 
 Performance tuning
@@ -330,10 +327,7 @@ Performance tuning
 
         cat /sys/module/mlx4_core/parameters/log_num_mgm_entry_size
 
-2. Use environment variable MLX4_INLINE_RECV_SIZE=64 to get maximum
-   performance for 64B messages.
-
-3. Use the CPU near local NUMA node to which the PCIe adapter is connected,
+2. Use the CPU near local NUMA node to which the PCIe adapter is connected,
    for better performance. For VMs, verify that the right CPU
    and NUMA node are pinned according to the above. Run:
 
@@ -343,19 +337,19 @@ Performance tuning
 
    to identify the NUMA node to which the PCIe adapter is connected.
 
-4. If more than one adapter is used, and root complex capabilities allow
+3. If more than one adapter is used, and root complex capabilities allow
    to put both adapters on the same NUMA node without PCI bandwidth degradation,
    it is recommended to locate both adapters on the same NUMA node.
    This in order to forward packets from one to the other without
    NUMA performance penalty.
 
-5. Disable pause frames:
+4. Disable pause frames:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
         ethtool -A <netdev> rx off tx off
 
-6. Verify IO non-posted prefetch is disabled by default. This can be checked
+5. Verify IO non-posted prefetch is disabled by default. This can be checked
    via the BIOS configuration. Please contact you server provider for more
    information about the settings.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/octeontx.rst b/doc/guides/nics/octeontx.rst
index a6631cd0..90bb9e5d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/octeontx.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/octeontx.rst
@@ -71,34 +71,7 @@ The features supported by the device and not yet supported by this PMD include:
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-There are three main pre-perquisites for executing OCTEONTX PMD on a OCTEONTX
-compatible board:
-
-1. **OCTEONTX Linux kernel PF driver for Network acceleration HW blocks**
-
-   The OCTEONTX Linux kernel drivers (including the required PF driver for the
-   all network acceleration blocks) are available on GitHub at
-   `octeontx-kmod <https://github.com/caviumnetworks/octeontx-kmod>`_
-   along with build, install and dpdk usage instructions.
-
-2. **ARM64 Tool Chain**
-
-   For example, the *aarch64* Linaro Toolchain, which can be obtained from
-   `here <https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/4.9-2017.01/aarch64-linux-gnu>`_.
-
-3. **Rootfile system**
-
-   Any *aarch64* supporting filesystem can be used. For example,
-   Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily) or 16.04 LTS (Xenial) userland which can be obtained
-   from `<http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-base/releases/16.04/release/ubuntu-base-16.04.1-base-arm64.tar.gz>`_.
-
-   As an alternative method, OCTEONTX PMD can also be executed using images provided
-   as part of SDK from Cavium. The SDK includes all the above prerequisites necessary
-   to bring up a OCTEONTX board.
-
-   SDK and related information can be obtained from: `Cavium support site <https://support.cavium.com/>`_.
-
-Follow the DPDK :ref:`Getting Started Guide for Linux <linux_gsg>` to setup the basic DPDK environment.
+See :doc:`../platform/octeontx` for setup information.
 
 Pre-Installation Configuration
 ------------------------------
@@ -222,7 +195,7 @@ Example:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./your_dpdk_application --mbuf-pool-ops="octeontx_fpavf" \
+    ./your_dpdk_application --mbuf-pool-ops-name="octeontx_fpavf" \
                 --vdev='event_octeontx' \
                 --vdev="eth_octeontx,nr_port=2"
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
index 09a10be1..84becc98 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ..  BSD LICENSE
     Copyright (c) 2016 QLogic Corporation
+    Copyright (c) 2017 Cavium Inc.
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ QEDE Poll Mode Driver
 ======================
 
 The QEDE poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_qede**) implements support
-for **QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G CNA** family of adapters as well
-as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. It is supported on
+for **QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G Intelligent Ethernet Adapters (IEA) and Converged Network Adapters (CNA)** family of adapters as well as SR-IOV virtual functions (VF). It is supported on
 several standard Linux distros like RHEL7.x, SLES12.x and Ubuntu.
 It is compile-tested under FreeBSD OS.
 
@@ -48,21 +48,22 @@ Supported Features
 - Allmulti mode
 - Port hardware statistics
 - Jumbo frames
-- VLAN offload - Filtering and stripping
-- Stateless checksum offloads (IPv4/TCP/UDP)
-- Multiple Rx/Tx queues
-- RSS (with RETA/hash table/key)
-- TSS
 - Multiple MAC address
-- Default pause flow control
-- SR-IOV VF
 - MTU change
+- Default pause flow control
 - Multiprocess aware
 - Scatter-Gather
-- VXLAN tunneling offload
-- N-tuple filter and flow director (limited support)
+- Multiple Rx/Tx queues
+- RSS (with RETA/hash table/key)
+- TSS
+- Stateless checksum offloads (IPv4/IPv6/TCP/UDP)
 - LRO/TSO
+- VLAN offload - Filtering and stripping
+- N-tuple filter and flow director (limited support)
 - NPAR (NIC Partitioning)
+- SR-IOV VF
+- VXLAN tunneling offload
+- MPLSoUDP Tx tunnel offload
 
 Non-supported Features
 ----------------------
@@ -73,18 +74,30 @@ Non-supported Features
 Supported QLogic Adapters
 -------------------------
 
-- QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G CNAs.
+- QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G Intelligent Ethernet Adapters (IEA) and Converged Network Adapters (CNA)
 
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-- Requires firmware version **8.18.x.** and management firmware
-  version **8.18.x or higher**. Firmware may be available
+- Requires storm firmware version **8.30.12.0**. Firmware may be available
   inbox in certain newer Linux distros under the standard directory
-  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.18.9.0.bin``
+  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.30.12.0.bin``
+  If the required firmware files are not available then download it from
+  `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
+  For downloading firmware file, select adapter category, model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver.
+
+- Requires management firmware (MFW) version **8.30.x.x** or higher to be
+  flashed on to the adapter. If the required management firmware is not
+  available then download from
+  `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
+  For downloading firmware upgrade utility, select adapter category, model and Linux distro.
+  To flash the management firmware refer to the instructions in the QLogic Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document.
+
+- SR-IOV requires Linux PF driver version **8.20.x.x** or higher.
+  If the required PF driver is not available then download it from
+  `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/DefaultNewSearch.aspx>`_.
+  For downloading PF driver, select adapter category, model and Linux distro.
 
-- If the required firmware files are not available then visit
-  `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com>`_.
 
 Performance note
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -117,12 +130,18 @@ enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
 
   Toggle display of receive fast path run-time messages.
 
+- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_VF_TX_SWITCH`` (default **"y"**)
+
+  A knob to control per-VF Tx switching feature.
+
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_FW`` (default **""**)
 
   Gives absolute path of firmware file.
-  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.18.9.0.bin"``
+  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.30.12.0.bin"``
   Empty string indicates driver will pick up the firmware file
-  from the default location.
+  from the default location /lib/firmware/qed.
+  CAUTION this option is more for custom firmware, it is not
+  recommended for use under normal condition.
 
 Driver compilation and testing
 ------------------------------
@@ -135,7 +154,7 @@ SR-IOV: Prerequisites and Sample Application Notes
 
 This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
 
-**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (QEDE) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.10.x.x or higher.
+**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (qede) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.10.x.x or higher.
 
 #. Verify SR-IOV and ARI capability is enabled on the adapter using ``lspci``: