doc/guides/nics/features.rst

   1 ..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
   2     Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
   3
   4 Features Overview
   5 =================
   6
   7 This section explains the supported features that are listed in the
   8 :doc:`overview`.
   9
  10 As a guide to implementers it also shows the structs where the features are
  11 defined and the APIs that can be use to get/set the values.
  12
  13 Following tags used for feature details, these are from driver point of view:
  14
  15 ``[uses]``       : Driver uses some kind of input from the application.
  16
  17 ``[implements]`` : Driver implements a functionality.
  18
  19 ``[provides]``   : Driver provides some kind of data to the application. It is possible
  20 to provide data by implementing some function, but "provides" is used
  21 for cases where provided data can't be represented simply by a function.
  22
  23 ``[related]``    : Related API with that feature.
  24
  25
  26 .. _nic_features_speed_capabilities:
  27
  28 Speed capabilities
  29 ------------------
  30
  31 Supports getting the speed capabilities that the current device is capable of.
  32
  33 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``speed_capa:ETH_LINK_SPEED_*``.
  34 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_dev_info_get()``.
  35
  36
  37 .. _nic_features_link_status:
  38
  39 Link status
  40 -----------
  41
  42 Supports getting the link speed, duplex mode and link state (up/down).
  43
  44 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``link_update``.
  45 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``dev_link``.
  46 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_link_get()``, ``rte_eth_link_get_nowait()``.
  47
  48
  49 .. _nic_features_link_status_event:
  50
  51 Link status event
  52 -----------------
  53
  54 Supports Link Status Change interrupts.
  55
  56 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc``.
  57 * **[uses]       rte_eth_dev_data**: ``dev_flags:RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC``.
  58 * **[uses]       rte_eth_event_type**: ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC``.
  59 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``dev_link``.
  60 * **[provides]   rte_pci_driver.drv_flags**: ``RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC``.
  61 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_link_get()``, ``rte_eth_link_get_nowait()``.
  62
  63
  64 .. _nic_features_removal_event:
  65
  66 Removal event
  67 -------------
  68
  69 Supports device removal interrupts.
  70
  71 * **[uses]     user config**: ``dev_conf.intr_conf.rmv``.
  72 * **[uses]     rte_eth_dev_data**: ``dev_flags:RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_RMV``.
  73 * **[uses]     rte_eth_event_type**: ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV``.
  74 * **[provides] rte_pci_driver.drv_flags**: ``RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_RMV``.
  75
  76
  77 .. _nic_features_queue_status_event:
  78
  79 Queue status event
  80 ------------------
  81
  82 Supports queue enable/disable events.
  83
  84 * **[uses] rte_eth_event_type**: ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE``.
  85
  86
  87 .. _nic_features_rx_interrupt:
  88
  89 Rx interrupt
  90 ------------
  91
  92 Supports Rx interrupts.
  93
  94 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.intr_conf.rxq``.
  95 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_queue_intr_enable``, ``rx_queue_intr_disable``.
  96 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable()``, ``rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable()``.
  97
  98
  99 .. _nic_features_lock-free_tx_queue:
 100
 101 Lock-free Tx queue
 102 ------------------
 103
 104 If a PMD advertises DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE capable, multiple threads can
 105 invoke rte_eth_tx_burst() concurrently on the same Tx queue without SW lock.
 106
 107 * **[uses]    rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
 108 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
 109 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_tx_burst()``.
 110
 111
 112 .. _nic_features_fast_mbuf_free:
 113
 114 Fast mbuf free
 115 --------------
 116
 117 Supports optimization for fast release of mbufs following successful Tx.
 118 Requires that per queue, all mbufs come from the same mempool and has refcnt = 1.
 119
 120 * **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
 121 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
 122
 123
 124 .. _nic_features_free_tx_mbuf_on_demand:
 125
 126 Free Tx mbuf on demand
 127 ----------------------
 128
 129 Supports freeing consumed buffers on a Tx ring.
 130
 131 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``tx_done_cleanup``.
 132 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup()``.
 133
 134
 135 .. _nic_features_queue_start_stop:
 136
 137 Queue start/stop
 138 ----------------
 139
 140 Supports starting/stopping a specific Rx/Tx queue of a port.
 141
 142 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_queue_start``, ``rx_queue_stop``, ``tx_queue_start``,
 143   ``tx_queue_stop``.
 144 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start()``, ``rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop()``,
 145   ``rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start()``, ``rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop()``.
 146
 147
 148 .. _nic_features_mtu_update:
 149
 150 MTU update
 151 ----------
 152
 153 Supports updating port MTU.
 154
 155 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``mtu_set``.
 156 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``mtu``.
 157 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
 158 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``, ``rte_eth_dev_get_mtu()``.
 159
 160
 161 .. _nic_features_jumbo_frame:
 162
 163 Jumbo frame
 164 -----------
 165
 166 Supports Rx jumbo frames.
 167
 168 * **[uses]    rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME``.
 169   ``dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len``.
 170 * **[related] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
 171 * **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``.
 172
 173
 174 .. _nic_features_scattered_rx:
 175
 176 Scattered Rx
 177 ------------
 178
 179 Supports receiving segmented mbufs.
 180
 181 * **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER``.
 182 * **[implements] datapath**: ``Scattered Rx function``.
 183 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``scattered_rx``.
 184 * **[provides]   eth_dev_ops**: ``rxq_info_get:scattered_rx``.
 185 * **[related]    eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_pkt_burst``.
 186
 187
 188 .. _nic_features_lro:
 189
 190 LRO
 191 ---
 192
 193 Supports Large Receive Offload.
 194
 195 * **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 196 * **[implements] datapath**: ``LRO functionality``.
 197 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``lro``.
 198 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_LRO``, ``mbuf.tso_segsz``.
 199 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 200
 201
 202 .. _nic_features_tso:
 203
 204 TSO
 205 ---
 206
 207 Supports TCP Segmentation Offloading.
 208
 209 * **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO``.
 210 * **[uses]       rte_eth_desc_lim**: ``nb_seg_max``, ``nb_mtu_seg_max``.
 211 * **[uses]       mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:`` ``PKT_TX_TCP_SEG``, ``PKT_TX_IPV4``, ``PKT_TX_IPV6``, ``PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``.
 212 * **[uses]       mbuf**: ``mbuf.tso_segsz``, ``mbuf.l2_len``, ``mbuf.l3_len``, ``mbuf.l4_len``.
 213 * **[implements] datapath**: ``TSO functionality``.
 214 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_TSO``.
 215
 216
 217 .. _nic_features_promiscuous_mode:
 218
 219 Promiscuous mode
 220 ----------------
 221
 222 Supports enabling/disabling promiscuous mode for a port.
 223
 224 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``promiscuous_enable``, ``promiscuous_disable``.
 225 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``promiscuous``.
 226 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_promiscuous_enable()``, ``rte_eth_promiscuous_disable()``,
 227   ``rte_eth_promiscuous_get()``.
 228
 229
 230 .. _nic_features_allmulticast_mode:
 231
 232 Allmulticast mode
 233 -----------------
 234
 235 Supports enabling/disabling receiving multicast frames.
 236
 237 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``allmulticast_enable``, ``allmulticast_disable``.
 238 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``all_multicast``.
 239 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_allmulticast_enable()``,
 240   ``rte_eth_allmulticast_disable()``, ``rte_eth_allmulticast_get()``.
 241
 242
 243 .. _nic_features_unicast_mac_filter:
 244
 245 Unicast MAC filter
 246 ------------------
 247
 248 Supports adding MAC addresses to enable whitelist filtering to accept packets.
 249
 250 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``mac_addr_set``, ``mac_addr_add``, ``mac_addr_remove``.
 251 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``mac_addrs``.
 252 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set()``,
 253   ``rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add()``, ``rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove()``,
 254   ``rte_eth_macaddr_get()``.
 255
 256
 257 .. _nic_features_multicast_mac_filter:
 258
 259 Multicast MAC filter
 260 --------------------
 261
 262 Supports setting multicast addresses to filter.
 263
 264 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``set_mc_addr_list``.
 265 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list()``.
 266
 267
 268 .. _nic_features_rss_hash:
 269
 270 RSS hash
 271 --------
 272
 273 Supports RSS hashing on RX.
 274
 275 * **[uses]     user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode`` = ``ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG``.
 276 * **[uses]     user config**: ``dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.rss_conf``.
 277 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``flow_type_rss_offloads``.
 278 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_RSS_HASH``, ``mbuf.rss``.
 279
 280
 281 .. _nic_features_inner_rss:
 282
 283 Inner RSS
 284 ---------
 285
 286 Supports RX RSS hashing on Inner headers.
 287
 288 * **[uses]    rte_flow_action_rss**: ``level``.
 289 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_RSS_HASH``, ``mbuf.rss``.
 290
 291
 292 .. _nic_features_rss_key_update:
 293
 294 RSS key update
 295 --------------
 296
 297 Supports configuration of Receive Side Scaling (RSS) hash computation. Updating
 298 Receive Side Scaling (RSS) hash key.
 299
 300 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rss_hash_update``, ``rss_hash_conf_get``.
 301 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``hash_key_size``.
 302 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update()``,
 303   ``rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get()``.
 304
 305
 306 .. _nic_features_rss_reta_update:
 307
 308 RSS reta update
 309 ---------------
 310
 311 Supports updating Redirection Table of the Receive Side Scaling (RSS).
 312
 313 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``reta_update``, ``reta_query``.
 314 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``reta_size``.
 315 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update()``, ``rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query()``.
 316
 317
 318 .. _nic_features_vmdq:
 319
 320 VMDq
 321 ----
 322
 323 Supports Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq).
 324
 325 * **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode`` = ``ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_FLAG``.
 326 * **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_conf``.
 327 * **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.vmdq_rx_conf``.
 328 * **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.tx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_tx_conf``.
 329 * **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.tx_adv_conf.vmdq_tx_conf``.
 330
 331
 332 .. _nic_features_sriov:
 333
 334 SR-IOV
 335 ------
 336
 337 Driver supports creating Virtual Functions.
 338
 339 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``sriov``.
 340
 341 .. _nic_features_dcb:
 342
 343 DCB
 344 ---
 345
 346 Supports Data Center Bridging (DCB).
 347
 348 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode`` = ``ETH_MQ_RX_DCB_FLAG``.
 349 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_conf``.
 350 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.dcb_rx_conf``.
 351 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.tx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_tx_conf``.
 352 * **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.tx_adv_conf.vmdq_tx_conf``.
 353 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``get_dcb_info``.
 354 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info()``.
 355
 356
 357 .. _nic_features_vlan_filter:
 358
 359 VLAN filter
 360 -----------
 361
 362 Supports filtering of a VLAN Tag identifier.
 363
 364 * **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER``.
 365 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_filter_set``.
 366 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter()``.
 367
 368
 369 .. _nic_features_flow_control:
 370
 371 Flow control
 372 ------------
 373
 374 Supports configuring link flow control.
 375
 376 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``flow_ctrl_get``, ``flow_ctrl_set``,
 377   ``priority_flow_ctrl_set``.
 378 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get()``, ``rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set()``,
 379   ``rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set()``.
 380
 381
 382 .. _nic_features_flow_api:
 383
 384 Flow API
 385 --------
 386
 387 Supports the DPDK Flow API for generic filtering.
 388
 389 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``filter_ctrl:RTE_ETH_FILTER_GENERIC``.
 390 * **[implements] rte_flow_ops**: ``All``.
 391
 392
 393 .. _nic_features_rate_limitation:
 394
 395 Rate limitation
 396 ---------------
 397
 398 Supports Tx rate limitation for a queue.
 399
 400 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``set_queue_rate_limit``.
 401 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit()``.
 402
 403
 404 .. _nic_features_traffic_mirroring:
 405
 406 Traffic mirroring
 407 -----------------
 408
 409 Supports adding traffic mirroring rules.
 410
 411 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``mirror_rule_set``, ``mirror_rule_reset``.
 412 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_set()``, ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset()``.
 413
 414
 415 .. _nic_features_inline_crypto_doc:
 416
 417 Inline crypto
 418 -------------
 419
 420 Supports inline crypto processing (e.g. inline IPsec). See Security library and PMD documentation for more details.
 421
 422 * **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
 423 * **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
 424 * **[implements] rte_security_ops**: ``session_create``, ``session_update``,
 425   ``session_stats_get``, ``session_destroy``, ``set_pkt_metadata``, ``capabilities_get``.
 426 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
 427   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
 428 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
 429   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
 430
 431
 432 .. _nic_features_crc_offload:
 433
 434 CRC offload
 435 -----------
 436
 437 Supports CRC stripping by hardware.
 438 A PMD assumed to support CRC stripping by default. PMD should advertise if it supports keeping CRC.
 439
 440 * **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC``.
 441
 442
 443 .. _nic_features_vlan_offload:
 444
 445 VLAN offload
 446 ------------
 447
 448 Supports VLAN offload to hardware.
 449
 450 * **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND``.
 451 * **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
 452 * **[uses]       mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_VLAN``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``.
 453 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_offload_set``.
 454 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN`` ``mbuf.vlan_tci``.
 455 * **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
 456   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
 457 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload()``,
 458   ``rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload()``.
 459
 460
 461 .. _nic_features_qinq_offload:
 462
 463 QinQ offload
 464 ------------
 465
 466 Supports QinQ (queue in queue) offload.
 467
 468 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``.
 469 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
 470 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_QINQ``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci_outer``.
 471 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_QINQ``,
 472   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN``
 473   ``mbuf.vlan_tci``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci_outer``.
 474 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
 475   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
 476
 477
 478 .. _nic_features_l3_checksum_offload:
 479
 480 L3 checksum offload
 481 -------------------
 482
 483 Supports L3 checksum offload.
 484
 485 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 486 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 487 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
 488   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``.
 489 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.l2_len``, ``mbuf.l3_len``.
 490 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
 491   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
 492   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_NONE``.
 493 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
 494   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 495
 496
 497 .. _nic_features_l4_checksum_offload:
 498
 499 L4 checksum offload
 500 -------------------
 501
 502 Supports L4 checksum offload.
 503
 504 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 505 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 506 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
 507   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_L4_NO_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM`` |
 508   ``PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM``.
 509 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.l2_len``, ``mbuf.l3_len``.
 510 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
 511   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
 512   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_NONE``.
 513 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``,
 514   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 515
 516 .. _nic_features_hw_timestamp:
 517
 518 Timestamp offload
 519 -----------------
 520
 521 Supports Timestamp.
 522
 523 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
 524 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP``.
 525 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.timestamp``.
 526 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa: DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
 527 * **[related] eth_dev_ops**: ``read_clock``.
 528
 529 .. _nic_features_macsec_offload:
 530
 531 MACsec offload
 532 --------------
 533
 534 Supports MACsec.
 535
 536 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``.
 537 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
 538 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_MACSEC``.
 539 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
 540   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
 541
 542
 543 .. _nic_features_inner_l3_checksum:
 544
 545 Inner L3 checksum
 546 -----------------
 547
 548 Supports inner packet L3 checksum.
 549
 550 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 551 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 552 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
 553   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
 554   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM``,
 555   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6``.
 556 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.outer_l2_len``, ``mbuf.outer_l3_len``.
 557 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_EIP_CKSUM_BAD``.
 558 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
 559   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 560
 561
 562 .. _nic_features_inner_l4_checksum:
 563
 564 Inner L4 checksum
 565 -----------------
 566
 567 Supports inner packet L4 checksum.
 568
 569 * **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM``.
 570 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_OUTER_L4_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
 571   ``PKT_RX_OUTER_L4_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_OUTER_L4_CKSUM_GOOD`` | ``PKT_RX_OUTER_L4_CKSUM_INVALID``.
 572 * **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM``.
 573 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6``.
 574   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM``.
 575 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.outer_l2_len``, ``mbuf.outer_l3_len``.
 576 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM``,
 577   ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM``.
 578
 579
 580 .. _nic_features_packet_type_parsing:
 581
 582 Packet type parsing
 583 -------------------
 584
 585 Supports packet type parsing and returns a list of supported types.
 586
 587 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``dev_supported_ptypes_get``.
 588 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes()``.
 589
 590
 591 .. _nic_features_timesync:
 592
 593 Timesync
 594 --------
 595
 596 Supports IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping.
 597
 598 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``timesync_enable``, ``timesync_disable``
 599   ``timesync_read_rx_timestamp``, ``timesync_read_tx_timestamp``,
 600   ``timesync_adjust_time``, ``timesync_read_time``, ``timesync_write_time``.
 601 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_timesync_enable()``, ``rte_eth_timesync_disable()``,
 602   ``rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp()``,
 603   ``rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp``, ``rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time()``,
 604   ``rte_eth_timesync_read_time()``, ``rte_eth_timesync_write_time()``.
 605
 606
 607 .. _nic_features_rx_descriptor_status:
 608
 609 Rx descriptor status
 610 --------------------
 611
 612 Supports check the status of a Rx descriptor. When ``rx_descriptor_status`` is
 613 used, status can be "Available", "Done" or "Unavailable". When
 614 ``rx_descriptor_done`` is used, status can be "DD bit is set" or "DD bit is
 615 not set".
 616
 617 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_descriptor_status``.
 618 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status()``.
 619 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_descriptor_done``.
 620 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done()``.
 621
 622
 623 .. _nic_features_tx_descriptor_status:
 624
 625 Tx descriptor status
 626 --------------------
 627
 628 Supports checking the status of a Tx descriptor. Status can be "Full", "Done"
 629 or "Unavailable."
 630
 631 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``tx_descriptor_status``.
 632 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status()``.
 633
 634
 635 .. _nic_features_basic_stats:
 636
 637 Basic stats
 638 -----------
 639
 640 Support basic statistics such as: ipackets, opackets, ibytes, obytes,
 641 imissed, ierrors, oerrors, rx_nombuf.
 642
 643 And per queue stats: q_ipackets, q_opackets, q_ibytes, q_obytes, q_errors.
 644
 645 These apply to all drivers.
 646
 647 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``stats_get``, ``stats_reset``.
 648 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_stats_get``, ``rte_eth_stats_reset()``.
 649
 650
 651 .. _nic_features_extended_stats:
 652
 653 Extended stats
 654 --------------
 655
 656 Supports Extended Statistics, changes from driver to driver.
 657
 658 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``xstats_get``, ``xstats_reset``, ``xstats_get_names``.
 659 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``xstats_get_by_id``, ``xstats_get_names_by_id``.
 660 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_xstats_get()``, ``rte_eth_xstats_reset()``,
 661   ``rte_eth_xstats_get_names``, ``rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id()``,
 662   ``rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id()``, ``rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name()``.
 663
 664
 665 .. _nic_features_stats_per_queue:
 666
 667 Stats per queue
 668 ---------------
 669
 670 Supports configuring per-queue stat counter mapping.
 671
 672 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``queue_stats_mapping_set``.
 673 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping()``,
 674   ``rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping()``.
 675
 676
 677 .. _nic_features_fw_version:
 678
 679 FW version
 680 ----------
 681
 682 Supports getting device hardware firmware information.
 683
 684 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``fw_version_get``.
 685 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get()``.
 686
 687
 688 .. _nic_features_eeprom_dump:
 689
 690 EEPROM dump
 691 -----------
 692
 693 Supports getting/setting device eeprom data.
 694
 695 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``get_eeprom_length``, ``get_eeprom``, ``set_eeprom``.
 696 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length()``, ``rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom()``,
 697   ``rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom()``.
 698
 699
 700 .. _nic_features_module_eeprom_dump:
 701
 702 Module EEPROM dump
 703 ------------------
 704
 705 Supports getting information and data of plugin module eeprom.
 706
 707 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``get_module_info``, ``get_module_eeprom``.
 708 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_module_info()``, ``rte_eth_dev_get_module_eeprom()``.
 709
 710
 711 .. _nic_features_register_dump:
 712
 713 Registers dump
 714 --------------
 715
 716 Supports retrieving device registers and registering attributes (number of
 717 registers and register size).
 718
 719 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``get_reg``.
 720 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info()``.
 721
 722
 723 .. _nic_features_led:
 724
 725 LED
 726 ---
 727
 728 Supports turning on/off a software controllable LED on a device.
 729
 730 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``dev_led_on``, ``dev_led_off``.
 731 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_led_on()``, ``rte_eth_led_off()``.
 732
 733
 734 .. _nic_features_multiprocess_aware:
 735
 736 Multiprocess aware
 737 ------------------
 738
 739 Driver can be used for primary-secondary process model.
 740
 741
 742 .. _nic_features_bsd_nic_uio:
 743
 744 BSD nic_uio
 745 -----------
 746
 747 BSD ``nic_uio`` module supported.
 748
 749
 750 .. _nic_features_linux_uio:
 751
 752 Linux UIO
 753 ---------
 754
 755 Works with ``igb_uio`` kernel module.
 756
 757 * **[provides] RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP**: ``igb_uio``.
 758
 759 .. _nic_features_linux_vfio:
 760
 761 Linux VFIO
 762 ----------
 763
 764 Works with ``vfio-pci`` kernel module.
 765
 766 * **[provides] RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP**: ``vfio-pci``.
 767
 768 .. _nic_features_other_kdrv:
 769
 770 Other kdrv
 771 ----------
 772
 773 Kernel module other than above ones supported.
 774
 775
 776 .. _nic_features_armv7:
 777
 778 ARMv7
 779 -----
 780
 781 Support armv7 architecture.
 782
 783 Use ``defconfig_arm-armv7a-*-*``.
 784
 785
 786 .. _nic_features_armv8:
 787
 788 ARMv8
 789 -----
 790
 791 Support armv8a (64bit) architecture.
 792
 793 Use ``defconfig_arm64-armv8a-*-*``
 794
 795
 796 .. _nic_features_power8:
 797
 798 Power8
 799 ------
 800
 801 Support PowerPC architecture.
 802
 803 Use ``defconfig_ppc_64-power8-*-*``
 804
 805 .. _nic_features_x86-32:
 806
 807 x86-32
 808 ------
 809
 810 Support 32bits x86 architecture.
 811
 812 Use ``defconfig_x86_x32-native-*-*`` and ``defconfig_i686-native-*-*``.
 813
 814
 815 .. _nic_features_x86-64:
 816
 817 x86-64
 818 ------
 819
 820 Support 64bits x86 architecture.
 821
 822 Use ``defconfig_x86_64-native-*-*``.
 823
 824
 825 .. _nic_features_usage_doc:
 826
 827 Usage doc
 828 ---------
 829
 830 Documentation describes usage.
 831
 832 See ``doc/guides/nics/*.rst``
 833
 834
 835 .. _nic_features_design_doc:
 836
 837 Design doc
 838 ----------
 839
 840 Documentation describes design.
 841
 842 See ``doc/guides/nics/*.rst``.
 843
 844
 845 .. _nic_features_perf_doc:
 846
 847 Perf doc
 848 --------
 849
 850 Documentation describes performance values.
 851
 852 See ``dpdk.org/doc/perf/*``.
 853
 854 .. _nic_features_runtime_rx_queue_setup:
 855
 856 Runtime Rx queue setup
 857 ----------------------
 858
 859 Supports Rx queue setup after device started.
 860
 861 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``dev_capa:RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_RX_QUEUE_SETUP``.
 862 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_dev_info_get()``.
 863
 864 .. _nic_features_runtime_tx_queue_setup:
 865
 866 Runtime Tx queue setup
 867 ----------------------
 868
 869 Supports Tx queue setup after device started.
 870
 871 * **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``dev_capa:RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_TX_QUEUE_SETUP``.
 872 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_dev_info_get()``.
 873
 874 .. _nic_features_burst_mode_info:
 875
 876 Burst mode info
 877 ---------------
 878
 879 Supports to get Rx/Tx packet burst mode information.
 880
 881 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_burst_mode_get``, ``tx_burst_mode_get``.
 882 * **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get()``, ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get()``,
 883   ``rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name()``.
 884
 885 .. _nic_features_other:
 886
 887 Other dev ops not represented by a Feature
 888 ------------------------------------------
 889
 890 * ``rxq_info_get``
 891 * ``txq_info_get``
 892 * ``vlan_tpid_set``
 893 * ``vlan_strip_queue_set``
 894 * ``vlan_pvid_set``
 895 * ``rx_queue_count``
 896 * ``l2_tunnel_offload_set``
 897 * ``uc_hash_table_set``
 898 * ``uc_all_hash_table_set``
 899 * ``udp_tunnel_port_add``
 900 * ``udp_tunnel_port_del``
 901 * ``l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf``
 902 * ``l2_tunnel_offload_set``
 903 * ``tx_pkt_prepare``