Hi, I solved it by loading the igb_uio drivers and using that instead. I read igb_uio is used on those model of cards in the dpdk documentation, lesson learned.
Thanks for the response. Roland On Thu, 4 Oct 2018, 17:23 Stephen Hemminger, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 11:17:53 +0200 > ".." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi dpdk-users! > > > > I have some new 25G cards: > > Intel Corporation Ethernet Network Adapter XXV710-2 > > > > I am using the latest i40e driver > > > > filename: > > > /lib/modules/3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.ko > > version: 2.4.10 > > license: GPL > > description: Intel(R) 40-10 Gigabit Ethernet Connection Network Driver > > author: Intel Corporation, <[email protected]> > > retpoline: Y > > > > When I try to do dpdk-devbind I get the following error > > > > Error: bind failed for 0000:05:00.0 - Cannot bind to driver > uio_pci_generic > > > > This shows in dmesg > > [240097.901062] i40e 0000:05:00.1: removed PHC from ens2f1 > > [240097.966118] i40e 0000:05:00.1: Set default VSI failed, err > > I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_ERROR, aq_err I40E_AQ_RC_EINVAL > > [240097.966122] i40e 0000:05:00.1: Setting promiscuous on failed on PF, > err > > I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_ERROR aq_err I40E_AQ_RC_EINVAL > > > > I am moving from some much older 1G cards I had, but they were binding > ok, > > however it was the igb driver. > > > > I can seem to find much, I guess these are quite new cards and the driver > > is up to date as well, a bug maybe? > > > > Thanks > > > > Roland > > Make sure you update the firmware on the Intel card before doing anything > else. > Also you should use VFIO if at all possible. >
