vhost: add power monitor API

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / nics / sfc_efx.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
index cf1269c..843c249 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ SFC EFX PMD has support for:
 
 - SR-IOV PF
 
 
 - SR-IOV PF
 

+- Port representors (see :ref: switch_representation)
+

 
 Non-supported Features
 ----------------------
 
 Non-supported Features
 ----------------------


@@ -190,6 +192,8 @@ Supported actions (***non-transfer*** rules):
 
 Supported pattern items (***transfer*** rules):
 
 
 Supported pattern items (***transfer*** rules):
 

+- PORT_REPRESENTOR (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
+

 - PORT_ID (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
 
 - PHY_PORT (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
 - PORT_ID (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)
 
 - PHY_PORT (cannot repeat; conflicts with other traffic source items)


@@ -228,6 +232,10 @@ Supported actions (***transfer*** rules):
 
 - OF_VLAN_SET_PCP
 
 
 - OF_VLAN_SET_PCP
 

+- VXLAN_DECAP
+
+- VXLAN_ENCAP
+

 - FLAG
 
 - MARK
 - FLAG
 
 - MARK


@@ -240,6 +248,8 @@ Supported actions (***transfer*** rules):
 
 - PORT_ID
 
 
 - PORT_ID
 

+- COUNT
+

 - DROP
 
 Validating flow rules depends on the firmware variant.
 - DROP
 
 Validating flow rules depends on the firmware variant.


@@ -365,6 +375,28 @@ boolean parameters value.
   If this parameter is not specified then ef100 device will operate as
   network device.
 
   If this parameter is not specified then ef100 device will operate as
   network device.
 

+- ``switch_mode`` [legacy|switchdev] (see below for default)
+
+  In legacy mode, NIC firmware provides Ethernet virtual bridging (EVB) API
+  to configure switching inside NIC to deliver traffic to physical (PF) and
+  virtual (VF) PCI functions. PF driver is responsible to build the
+  infrastructure for VFs, and traffic goes to/from VF by default in accordance
+  with MAC address assigned, permissions and filters installed by VF drivers.
+  In switchdev mode VF traffic goes via port representor (if any) on PF, and
+  software virtual switch (for example, Open vSwitch) makes the decision.
+  Software virtual switch may install MAE rules to pass established traffic
+  flows via hardware and offload software datapath as the result.
+  Default is legacy, unless representors are specified, in which case switchdev
+  is chosen.
+
+- ``representor`` parameter [list]
+
+  Instantiate port representor Ethernet devices for specified Virtual
+  Functions list.
+
+  It is a standard parameter whose format is described in
+  :ref:`ethernet_device_standard_device_arguments`.
+

 - ``rx_datapath`` [auto|efx|ef10|ef10_essb] (default **auto**)
 
   Choose receive datapath implementation.
 - ``rx_datapath`` [auto|efx|ef10|ef10_essb] (default **auto**)
 
   Choose receive datapath implementation.