Description:
The supported network interface cards can come in a number of variants with
different device ID’s. Not all of these variants have been tested with the
DPDK.

The NIC device identifiers used during testing:

Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 for 40GbE QSFP+ [8086:1584]

Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 for 40GbE QSFP+ [8086:1583]

Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ [8086:1572]

Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:10c9]

Intel® 82576 Quad Copper Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:10e8]

Intel® 82580 Dual Copper Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:150e]

Intel® I350 Quad Copper Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:1521]

Intel® 82599 Dual Fibre 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:10fb]

Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 [8086: 151c]

Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-T2 [8086:1528]

Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10d3]

Emulated Intel® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:100e]

Emulated Intel® 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:100f]

Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-4 [8086:154a]

Intel® Ethernet Controller I210 [8086:1533]

Implication:
Risk of issues with untested variants.

Resolution/Workaround:
Use tested NIC variants. For those supported Ethernet controllers, additional
device IDs may be added to the software if required.

Affected Environment/Platform:
All.

Driver/Module:
Poll-mode drivers