From: Qiming Yang Date: Fri, 5 May 2017 05:16:30 +0000 (+0800) Subject: doc: add known issue about l3fwd-power X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~3242 X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=412c8c074fd33e8ec8bfbf6c4b4b6c6f84a4b54f;p=dpdk.git doc: add known issue about l3fwd-power Because of UIO only support one interrupt, when insmod ``igb_uio`` and running l3fwd-power APP, link status getting doesn't work properly. Signed-off-by: Qiming Yang Acked-by: John McNamara --- diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst index 37464a002b..3f6d8cb5f4 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst @@ -721,3 +721,24 @@ igb uio legacy mode can not be used in X710/XL710/XXV710 **Driver/Module**: Poll Mode Driver (PMD). + + +igb_uio can not be used when running l3fwd-power +------------------------------------------------ + +**Description**: + Link Status Change(LSC) interrupt and packet receiving interrupt are all enabled in l3fwd-power + APP. Because of UIO only support one interrupt, so these two kinds of interrupt need to share + one, and the receiving interrupt have the higher priority, so can't get the right link status. + +**Implication**: + When insmod ``igb_uio`` and running l3fwd-power APP, link status getting doesn't work properly. + +**Resolution/Workaround**: + Use vfio-pci when LSC and packet receiving interrupt enabled. + +**Affected Environment/Platform**: + ALL. + +**Driver/Module**: + ``igb_uio`` module.