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- Multi arch support: x86_64 and POWER8.
-- RSS, also known as RCA, is supported. In this mode the number of
- configured RX queues must be a power of two.
- Link state information is provided.
- Scattered packets are supported for TX and RX.
- Inner L3/L4 (IP, TCP and UDP) TX/RX checksum offloading and validation.
- Outer L3 (IP) TX/RX checksum offloading and validation for VXLAN frames.
- RX interrupts.
-Limitations
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-- RSS hash key cannot be modified.
-- RSS RETA cannot be configured
-- RSS always includes L3 (IPv4/IPv6) and L4 (UDP/TCP). They cannot be
- dissociated.
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Configuration
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Run-time configuration
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-- The only constraint when RSS mode is requested is to make sure the number
- of RX queues is a power of two. This is a hardware requirement.
-
- librte_pmd_mlx4 brings kernel network interfaces up during initialization
because it is affected by their state. Forcing them down prevents packets
reception.