TX coalescing waits for ETH_COALESCE_PKT_NUM packets to be coalesced
across bursts before transmitting them. For slow traffic, such as
100 PPS, this approach increases latency since packets are received
one at a time and tx coalescing has to wait for ETH_COALESCE_PKT
number of packets to arrive before transmitting.
To fix this:
- Update rx path to use status page instead and only receive packets
when either the ingress interrupt timer threshold (5 us) or
the ingress interrupt packet count threshold (32 packets) fires.
(i.e. whichever happens first).
- If number of packets coalesced is <= number of packets sent
by tx burst function, stop coalescing and transmit these packets
immediately.
Also added compile time option to favor throughput over latency by
default.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Add code to detect and run T6 devices. Update PCI ID Device table
with Chelsio T6 device ids and update documentation.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Refer the section which explains driver compilation and running of
testpmd in Linux, instead of describing it in driver documentation.
Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <shijith.thotton@caviumnetworks.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
The coremask option in DPDK is difficult to use and we should be
promoting the use of the corelist (-l) option. The patch
adjusts the docs to use -l EAL option instead of the -c option.
The patch only changes the docs and not the code as the -c option
will continue to exist unless it is removed in the future. The -c
option should be kept to maintain backward compatibility.
Signed-off-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Rename tools/ into usertools/ to differentiate from buildtools/
and devtools/ while making clear these scripts are part of
DPDK runtime.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Tested-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
The following tools may be installed system-wide.
It may be cleaner and more convenient to find them with the same
dpdk- prefix (especially for autocompletion).
Moreover, the script dpdk_nic_bind.py deserves a new name because it is
not restricted to NICs and can be used for e.g. crypto.
These files are renamed:
pmdinfogen -> dpdk-pmdinfogen
pmdinfo.py -> dpdk-pmdinfo.py
dpdk_pdump -> dpdk-pdump
dpdk_proc_info -> dpdk-procinfo
dpdk_nic_bind.py -> dpdk-devbind.py
setup.sh -> dpdk-setup.sh
The tools pmdinfogen, pmdinfo.py and dpdk_pdump are new in 16.07.
The scripts dpdk_nic_bind.py and setup.sh may have been used with
previous releases by end users. That's why a symbolic link still
provide the old name in the installed tools directory.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
Increase max_rx_pktlen to accommodate jumbo frame size. Perform sanity
checks and enable jumbo mode in rx queue setup. Set link mtu based on
max_rx_pktlen.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Update cxgbe documentation to include support for FreeBSD:
1. Add instructions on how to compile CXGBE PMD in FreeBSD.
2. Add instructions on how to flash firmware image on Chelsio T5 cards in
FreeBSD.
3. Add sample application usage for FreeBSD.
4. Add an extra step to reload kernel module in Linux in order for the new
firmware to be loaded.
5. Typo fixes.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Fix spelling and grammar errors. Re-organize sections for better explanation
in the documentation. Add a section describing compilation of CXGBE with DPDK.
Add a note describing that CXGBE currently only supports binding to PF4.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Update cxgbe documentation with the following:
1. Add instructions on how to flash firmware and config file on Chelsio T5
devices.
2. Add a list of supported devices.
3. Add instructions on how to enable and disable flow control via testpmd.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Adds cxgbe poll mode driver documentation under the usual doc/guides/nics/
directory with the rest of the drivers. The documentation covers cxgbe
implementation details, features and limitations, prerequisites,
configuration, and a sample application usage.
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Sanghvi <kumaras@chelsio.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
