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doc: fix Linux version required by QAT driver
Fixing the version of the kernel required in the QAT documentation. Signed-off-by: John Griffin <john.griffin@intel.com> Acked by: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
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doc/guides/cryptodevs/qat.rst

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The QAT PMD provides poll mode crypto driver support for **Intel QuickAssist
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Technology DH895xxC** hardware accelerator.
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The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.3
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The QAT PMD has been tested on Fedora 21 64-bit with gcc and on the 4.4
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kernel.org Linux kernel.
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To use the DPDK QAT PMD an SRIOV-enabled QAT kernel driver is required. The
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VF devices exposed by this driver will be used by QAT PMD.
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If you are running on kernel 4.3 or greater, see instructions for
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If you are running on kernel 4.4 or greater, see instructions for
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`Installation using kernel.org driver`_ below. If you are on a kernel earlier
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than 4.3, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_.
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than 4.4, see `Installation using 01.org QAT driver`_.
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Installation using 01.org QAT driver
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Installation using kernel.org driver
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Assuming you are running on at least a 4.3 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT
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Assuming you are running on at least a 4.4 kernel, you can use the stock kernel.org QAT
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driver to start the QAT hardware.
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The steps below assume you are:
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* Running DPDK on a platform with one ``DH895xCC`` device.
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* On a kernel at least version 4.3.
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* On a kernel at least version 4.4.
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In BIOS ensure that SRIOV is enabled and VT-d is disabled.
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echo 32 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/dh895xcc/0000\:03\:00.0/sriov_numvfs
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If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.3.
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If you get an error, it's likely you're using a QAT kernel driver earlier than kernel 4.4.
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To verify that the VFs are available for use - use ``lspci -d:443`` to confirm
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the bdf of the 32 VF devices are available per ``DH895xCC`` device.

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