- LRO/TSO offload
- Checksum offload
- SR-IOV PF
+- Rx TX scatter gather
Co-existence considerations
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Prerequisites
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-- Requires firmware version **7.2.51.0**. It is inbox on most of the
+- Requires firmware version **7.2.51.0**. It is included in most of the
standard Linux distros. If it is not available visit
`QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com>`_
to get the required firmware.
#. Bind the QLogic adapters to ``igb_uio`` or ``vfio-pci`` loaded in the
previous step::
- ./tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:84:00.0 0000:84:00.1
+ ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:84:00.0 0000:84:00.1
or
sudo chmod 0666 /dev/vfio/*
- ./tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py --bind vfio-pci 0000:84:00.0 0000:84:00.1
+ ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0000:84:00.0 0000:84:00.1
#. Start ``testpmd`` with basic parameters:
#. Assign VF MAC address:
- Assign MAC address to the VF using iproute2 ulility. The syntax is:
+ Assign MAC address to the VF using iproute2 utility. The syntax is:
ip link set <PF iface> vf <VF id> mac <macaddr>
Example output:
ip link set ens5f0 vf 0 mac 52:54:00:2f:9d:e8
-#. PCI passthrough:
+#. PCI Passthrough:
The VF devices may be passed through to the guest VM using virt-manager or
virsh etc. bnx2x PMD should be used to bind the VF devices in the guest VM