X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fnics%2Fthunderx.rst;h=5270ef23ec096d8bdc04a2ce8fcf094bb8476105;hb=59b91bec12c602d040150973de3ce0566f47bd75;hp=036db86f2cb8359c8293dfc3588aef9a645159b5;hpb=79dd163fcaac74006ab607b6c0d1baacc9c40d92;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/thunderx.rst b/doc/guides/nics/thunderx.rst index 036db86f2c..5270ef23ec 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/thunderx.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/thunderx.rst @@ -1,32 +1,5 @@ -.. 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SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause + Copyright(c) 2016 Cavium, Inc ThunderX NICVF Poll Mode Driver =============================== @@ -35,7 +8,7 @@ The ThunderX NICVF PMD (**librte_pmd_thunderx_nicvf**) provides poll mode driver support for the inbuilt NIC found in the **Cavium ThunderX** SoC family as well as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. -More information can be found at `Cavium Networks Official Website +More information can be found at `Cavium, Inc Official Website `_. Features @@ -81,115 +54,26 @@ Please note that enabling debugging options may affect system performance. Toggle compilation of the ``librte_pmd_thunderx_nicvf`` driver. -- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_DEBUG_INIT`` (default ``n``) - - Toggle display of initialization related messages. - - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_DEBUG_RX`` (default ``n``) - Toggle display of receive fast path run-time message + Toggle asserts of receive fast path. - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_DEBUG_TX`` (default ``n``) - Toggle display of transmit fast path run-time message - -- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_DEBUG_DRIVER`` (default ``n``) - - Toggle display of generic debugging messages - -- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_DEBUG_MBOX`` (default ``n``) + Toggle asserts of transmit fast path. - Toggle display of PF mailbox related run-time check messages - -Driver Compilation -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -To compile the ThunderX NICVF PMD for Linux arm64 gcc target, run the -following “make” command: +Driver compilation and testing +------------------------------ -.. code-block:: console +Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC ` +for details. - cd - make config T=arm64-thunderx-linuxapp-gcc install +To compile the ThunderX NICVF PMD for Linux arm64 gcc, +use arm64-thunderx-linuxapp-gcc as target. Linux ----- -.. _thunderx_testpmd_example: - -Running testpmd -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -This section demonstrates how to launch ``testpmd`` with ThunderX NIC VF device -managed by ``librte_pmd_thunderx_nicvf`` in the Linux operating system. - -#. Load ``vfio-pci`` driver: - - .. code-block:: console - - modprobe vfio-pci - - .. _thunderx_vfio_noiommu: - -#. Enable **VFIO-NOIOMMU** mode (optional): - - .. code-block:: console - - echo 1 > /sys/module/vfio/parameters/enable_unsafe_noiommu_mode - - .. note:: - - **VFIO-NOIOMMU** is required only when running in VM context and should not be enabled otherwise. - See also :ref:`SR-IOV: Prerequisites and sample Application Notes `. - -#. Bind the ThunderX NIC VF device to ``vfio-pci`` loaded in the previous step: - - Setup VFIO permissions for regular users and then bind to ``vfio-pci``: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0002:01:00.2 - -#. Start ``testpmd`` with basic parameters: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./arm64-thunderx-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w 0002:01:00.2 \ - -- -i --disable-hw-vlan-filter --no-flush-rx \ - --port-topology=loop - - Example output: - - .. code-block:: console - - ... - - PMD: rte_nicvf_pmd_init(): librte_pmd_thunderx nicvf version 1.0 - - ... - EAL: probe driver: 177d:11 rte_nicvf_pmd - EAL: using IOMMU type 1 (Type 1) - EAL: PCI memory mapped at 0x3ffade50000 - EAL: Trying to map BAR 4 that contains the MSI-X table. - Trying offsets: 0x40000000000:0x0000, 0x10000:0x1f0000 - EAL: PCI memory mapped at 0x3ffadc60000 - PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): nicvf: device (177d:11) 2:1:0:2 - PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): node=0 vf=1 mode=tns-bypass sqs=false - loopback_supported=true - PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): Port 0 (177d:11) mac=a6:c6:d9:17:78:01 - Interactive-mode selected - Configuring Port 0 (socket 0) - ... - - PMD: nicvf_dev_configure(): Configured ethdev port0 hwcap=0x0 - Port 0: A6:C6:D9:17:78:01 - Checking link statuses... - Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex - Done - testpmd> - -.. _thunderx_sriov_example: - SR-IOV: Prerequisites and sample Application Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -248,58 +132,10 @@ This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS. Unless ``thunder-nicvf`` driver is in use make sure your kernel config includes ``CONFIG_THUNDER_NIC_VF`` setting. -#. Verify PF/VF bind using ``dpdk-devbind.py``: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status - - Example output: - - .. code-block:: console - - ... - 0002:01:00.0 'Device a01e' if= drv=thunder-nic unused=vfio-pci - 0002:01:00.1 'Device 0011' if=eth0 drv=thunder-nicvf unused=vfio-pci - 0002:01:00.2 'Device 0011' if=eth1 drv=thunder-nicvf unused=vfio-pci - ... - -#. Load ``vfio-pci`` driver: - - .. code-block:: console - - modprobe vfio-pci - -#. Bind VF devices to ``vfio-pci`` using ``dpdk-devbind.py``: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0002:01:00.1 - ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0002:01:00.2 - -#. Verify VF bind using ``dpdk-devbind.py``: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py --status - - Example output: - - .. code-block:: console - - ... - 0002:01:00.1 'Device 0011' drv=vfio-pci unused= - 0002:01:00.2 'Device 0011' drv=vfio-pci unused= - ... - 0002:01:00.0 'Device a01e' if= drv=thunder-nic unused=vfio-pci - ... - #. Pass VF device to VM context (PCIe Passthrough): The VF devices may be passed through to the guest VM using qemu or virt-manager or virsh etc. - ``librte_pmd_thunderx_nicvf`` or ``thunder-nicvf`` should be used to bind - the VF devices in the guest VM in :ref:`VFIO-NOIOMMU ` mode. Example qemu guest launch command: @@ -320,8 +156,55 @@ This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS. -serial stdio \ -mem-path /dev/huge -#. Refer to section :ref:`Running testpmd ` for instruction - how to launch ``testpmd`` application. +#. Enable **VFIO-NOIOMMU** mode (optional): + + .. code-block:: console + + echo 1 > /sys/module/vfio/parameters/enable_unsafe_noiommu_mode + + .. note:: + + **VFIO-NOIOMMU** is required only when running in VM context and should not be enabled otherwise. + +#. Running testpmd: + + Follow instructions available in the document + :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC ` + to run testpmd. + + Example output: + + .. code-block:: console + + ./arm64-thunderx-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w 0002:01:00.2 \ + -- -i --no-flush-rx \ + --port-topology=loop + + ... + + PMD: rte_nicvf_pmd_init(): librte_pmd_thunderx nicvf version 1.0 + + ... + EAL: probe driver: 177d:11 rte_nicvf_pmd + EAL: using IOMMU type 1 (Type 1) + EAL: PCI memory mapped at 0x3ffade50000 + EAL: Trying to map BAR 4 that contains the MSI-X table. + Trying offsets: 0x40000000000:0x0000, 0x10000:0x1f0000 + EAL: PCI memory mapped at 0x3ffadc60000 + PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): nicvf: device (177d:11) 2:1:0:2 + PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): node=0 vf=1 mode=tns-bypass sqs=false + loopback_supported=true + PMD: nicvf_eth_dev_init(): Port 0 (177d:11) mac=a6:c6:d9:17:78:01 + Interactive-mode selected + Configuring Port 0 (socket 0) + ... + + PMD: nicvf_dev_configure(): Configured ethdev port0 hwcap=0x0 + Port 0: A6:C6:D9:17:78:01 + Checking link statuses... + Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex + Done + testpmd> Multiple Queue Set per DPDK port configuration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~