Hi : We are using DPDK version 17.05.1 and have installed MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.5-1.0.1.0-rhel7.6-x86_64 on a centos 7.6 box. I have followed the instructions here in order to install OFED:
https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/users/2019-April/004076.html and installed using: ./mlnxofedinstall --dpdk --upstream-libs --force Then: /etc/init.d/openibd force-restart DPDK is compiled with the relevant PMDs as follows: diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp b/config/common_linuxapp index 5330215..5f2fc2e 100644 --- a/config/common_linuxapp +++ b/config/common_linuxapp @@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_PMD=y CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_NFP_PMD=y CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_POWER=y CONFIG_RTE_VIRTIO_USER=y + +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=y +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_DEBUG=n +CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_TX_MP_CACHE=8 I have bound one of the VFs to dpdk as follows: # dpdk-devbind.py --status-dev net Network devices using DPDK-compatible driver ============================================ a8ba:00:02.0 'MT27710 Family [ConnectX-4 Lx Virtual Function] 1016' drv=igb_uio unused= Network devices using kernel driver =================================== 8abb:00:02.0 'MT27710 Family [ConnectX-4 Lx Virtual Function] 1016' if=eth0 drv=mlx5_core unused=igb_uio Other Network devices ===================== <none> O/P from idv_devinfo: # ibv_devinfo hca_id: mlx5_0 transport: InfiniBand (0) fw_ver: 14.25.8362 node_guid: 6045:bdff:fe72:c782 sys_image_guid: 0000:0000:0000:0000 vendor_id: 0x02c9 vendor_part_id: 4118 hw_ver: 0x80 board_id: MSF0010110035 phys_port_cnt: 1 port: 1 state: PORT_ACTIVE (4) max_mtu: 4096 (5) active_mtu: 1024 (3) sm_lid: 0 port_lid: 0 port_lmc: 0x00 link_layer: Ethernet Now, when I run testpmd application, I get this: # ./testpmd -w a8ba:00:02.0 --vdev="net_vdev_netvsc0,iface=eth2" -- -i --port-topology=chained EAL: Detected 2 lcore(s) EAL: Probing VFIO support... EAL: WARNING: cpu flags constant_tsc=yes nonstop_tsc=no -> using unreliable clock cycles ! EAL: Master lcore 0 is ready (tid=37756900;cpuset=[0]) EAL: PCI device a8ba:00:02.0 on NUMA socket -1 EAL: probe driver: 15b3:1016 net_mlx5 PMD: net_mlx5: cannot access device, is mlx5_ib loaded? EAL: Requested device a8ba:00:02.0 cannot be used EAL: failed to initialize net_vdev_netvsc0 device EAL: Bus (virtual) probe failed. EAL: FATAL: Cannot probe devicesEAL: Cannot probe devicesPANIC in main(): Cannot init EAL 5: [./testpmd() [0x45c520]] 4: [/lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7fea35fb6555]] 3: [./testpmd(main+0x5e9) [0x4586d9]] 2: [./testpmd(__rte_panic+0xb0) [0x4509d2]] 1: [./testpmd(rte_dump_stack+0x1a) [0x4c12ca]] Aborted (core dumped) The kernel modules loaded are: # cat /proc/modules | grep mlx mlx5_fpga_tools 14392 0 - Live 0xffffffffc02f0000 (OE) mlx5_ib 339996 0 - Live 0xffffffffc0623000 (OE) ib_uverbs 121776 3 rdma_ucm,ib_ucm,mlx5_ib, Live 0xffffffffc05aa000 (OE) mlx5_core 915439 2 mlx5_fpga_tools,mlx5_ib, Live 0xffffffffc04c9000 (OE) mlxfw 18227 1 mlx5_core, Live 0xffffffffc02fa000 (OE) mlx4_en 146509 0 - Live 0xffffffffc04a4000 (OE) mlx4_ib 211832 0 - Live 0xffffffffc0432000 (OE) ib_core 294554 10 rdma_ucm,ib_ucm,rdma_cm,iw_cm,ib_ipoib,ib_cm,ib_umad,mlx5_ib,ib_uverbs,mlx4_ib, Live 0xffffffffc03e9000 (OE) mlx4_core 360644 2 mlx4_en,mlx4_ib, Live 0xffffffffc0378000 (OE) mlx_compat 28730 15 rdma_ucm,ib_ucm,rdma_cm,iw_cm,ib_ipoib,ib_cm,ib_umad,mlx5_fpga_tools,mlx5_ib,ib_uverbs,mlx5_core,mlx4_en,mlx4_ib,ib_core,mlx4_core, Live 0xffffffffc02e7000 (OE) devlink 48345 4 mlx5_core,mlx4_en,mlx4_ib,mlx4_core, Live 0xffffffffc02a3000 ptp 19231 3 mlx5_core,mlx4_en,hv_utils, Live 0xffffffffc0116000 $ lsmod | grep mlx mlx5_fpga_tools 14392 0 mlx5_ib 339996 0 ib_uverbs 121776 3 mlx5_ib,ib_ucm,rdma_ucm mlx5_core 915439 2 mlx5_ib,mlx5_fpga_tools mlxfw 18227 1 mlx5_core mlx4_en 146509 0 mlx4_ib 211832 0 ib_core 294554 10 rdma_cm,ib_cm,iw_cm,mlx4_ib,mlx5_ib,ib_ucm,ib_umad,ib_uverbs,rdma_ucm,ib_ipoib mlx4_core 360644 2 mlx4_en,mlx4_ib mlx_compat 28730 15 rdma_cm,ib_cm,iw_cm,mlx4_en,mlx4_ib,mlx5_ib,mlx5_fpga_tools,ib_ucm,ib_core,ib_umad,ib_uverbs,mlx4_core,mlx5_core,rdma_ucm,ib_ipoib devlink 48345 4 mlx4_en,mlx4_ib,mlx4_core,mlx5_core ptp 19231 3 hv_utils,mlx4_en,mlx5_core Is there anything I am missing here? Are we missing any kernel drivers for this to work? $ uname -r 3.10.0-957.27.2.el7.nsgv7.x86_64 Thanks for the help, Ani
