5aa495f402
Remove reference to deprecated ethdev offload parameter from liquidio
documentation.
Fixes: dd6aab1671 ("net/liquidio: move to new offload API")
Signed-off-by: Shijith Thotton <shijith.thotton@caviumnetworks.com>
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
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Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
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LiquidIO VF Poll Mode Driver
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============================
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The LiquidIO VF PMD library (librte_pmd_lio) provides poll mode driver support for
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Cavium LiquidIO® II server adapter VFs. PF management and VF creation can be
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done using kernel driver.
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More information can be found at `Cavium Official Website
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<http://cavium.com/LiquidIO_Adapters.html>`_.
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Supported LiquidIO Adapters
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-----------------------------
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- LiquidIO II CN2350 210SV/225SV
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- LiquidIO II CN2350 210SVPT
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- LiquidIO II CN2360 210SV/225SV
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- LiquidIO II CN2360 210SVPT
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Pre-Installation Configuration
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------------------------------
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The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file.
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Please note that enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_PMD`` (default ``y``)
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Toggle compilation of LiquidIO PMD.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_DRIVER`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of generic debugging messages.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_INIT`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of initialization related messages.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_RX`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of receive fast path run-time messages.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_TX`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of transmit fast path run-time messages.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_MBOX`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of mailbox messages.
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- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_DEBUG_REGS`` (default ``n``)
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Toggle display of register reads and writes.
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SR-IOV: Prerequisites and Sample Application Notes
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--------------------------------------------------
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This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
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#. Verify SR-IOV and ARI capabilities are enabled on the adapter using ``lspci``:
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.. code-block:: console
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lspci -s <slot> -vvv
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Example output:
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.. code-block:: console
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[...]
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Capabilities: [148 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
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[...]
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Capabilities: [178 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
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[...]
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Kernel driver in use: LiquidIO
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#. Load the kernel module:
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.. code-block:: console
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modprobe liquidio
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#. Bring up the PF ports:
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.. code-block:: console
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ifconfig p4p1 up
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ifconfig p4p2 up
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#. Change PF MTU if required:
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.. code-block:: console
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ifconfig p4p1 mtu 9000
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ifconfig p4p2 mtu 9000
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#. Create VF device(s):
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Echo number of VFs to be created into ``"sriov_numvfs"`` sysfs entry
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of the parent PF.
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.. code-block:: console
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echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.0/sriov_numvfs
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echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:03:00.1/sriov_numvfs
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#. Assign VF MAC address:
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Assign MAC address to the VF using iproute2 utility. The syntax is::
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ip link set <PF iface> vf <VF id> mac <macaddr>
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Example output:
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.. code-block:: console
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ip link set p4p1 vf 0 mac F2:A8:1B:5E:B4:66
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#. Assign VF(s) to VM.
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The VF devices may be passed through to the guest VM using qemu or
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virt-manager or virsh etc.
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Example qemu guest launch command:
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.. code-block:: console
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./qemu-system-x86_64 -name lio-vm -machine accel=kvm \
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-cpu host -m 4096 -smp 4 \
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-drive file=<disk_file>,if=none,id=disk1,format=<type> \
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-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,drive=disk1,id=virtio-disk1,bootindex=1 \
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-device vfio-pci,host=03:00.3 -device vfio-pci,host=03:08.3
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#. Running testpmd
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Refer to the document
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:ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>` to run
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``testpmd`` application.
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.. note::
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Use ``igb_uio`` instead of ``vfio-pci`` in VM.
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Example output:
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.. code-block:: console
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[...]
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EAL: PCI device 0000:03:00.3 on NUMA socket 0
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EAL: probe driver: 177d:9712 net_liovf
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EAL: using IOMMU type 1 (Type 1)
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PMD: net_liovf[03:00.3]INFO: DEVICE : CN23XX VF
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EAL: PCI device 0000:03:08.3 on NUMA socket 0
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EAL: probe driver: 177d:9712 net_liovf
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PMD: net_liovf[03:08.3]INFO: DEVICE : CN23XX VF
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Interactive-mode selected
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USER1: create a new mbuf pool <mbuf_pool_socket_0>: n=171456, size=2176, socket=0
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Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
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PMD: net_liovf[03:00.3]INFO: Starting port 0
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Port 0: F2:A8:1B:5E:B4:66
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Configuring Port 1 (socket 0)
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PMD: net_liovf[03:08.3]INFO: Starting port 1
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Port 1: 32:76:CC:EE:56:D7
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Checking link statuses...
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Port 0 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
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Port 1 Link Up - speed 10000 Mbps - full-duplex
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Done
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testpmd>
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#. Enabling VF promiscuous mode
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One VF per PF can be marked as trusted for promiscuous mode.
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.. code-block:: console
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ip link set dev <PF iface> vf <VF id> trust on
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Limitations
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-----------
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VF MTU
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VF MTU is limited by PF MTU. Raise PF value before configuring VF for larger packet size.
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VLAN offload
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~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Tx VLAN insertion is not supported and consequently VLAN offload feature is
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marked partial.
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Ring size
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~~~~~~~~~
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Number of descriptors for Rx/Tx ring should be in the range 128 to 512.
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CRC striping
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~~~~~~~~~~~~
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LiquidIO adapters strip ethernet FCS of every packet coming to the host interface.
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