From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A02209A8D for ; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:45:42 +0200 (CEST) Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Apr 2015 07:45:41 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.11,557,1422950400"; d="scan'208";a="678303168" Received: from irvmail001.ir.intel.com ([163.33.26.43]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Apr 2015 07:45:40 -0700 Received: from sivswdev02.ir.intel.com (sivswdev02.ir.intel.com [10.237.217.46]) by irvmail001.ir.intel.com (8.14.3/8.13.6/MailSET/Hub) with ESMTP id t3AEjdjO007133; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:45:39 +0100 Received: from sivswdev02.ir.intel.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sivswdev02.ir.intel.com with ESMTP id t3AEjdPG014641; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:45:39 +0100 Received: (from jmcnam2x@localhost) by sivswdev02.ir.intel.com with id t3AEjdWH014637; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:45:39 +0100 From: John McNamara To: dev@dpdk.org Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:45:39 +0100 Message-Id: <1428677139-14607-1-git-send-email-john.mcnamara@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.4.1 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: fixed verbatim sections in vmxnet3 docs X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:45:43 -0000 Fixed two verbatim text sections in vmxnet3 docs. Signed-off-by: John McNamara --- doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst b/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst index 3aa5b40..830530d 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/vmxnet3.rst @@ -149,10 +149,15 @@ This section describes an example setup for Phy-vSwitch-VM-Phy communication. Other instructions on preparing to use DPDK such as, hugepage enabling, uio port binding are not listed here. Please refer to *DPDK Getting Started Guide and DPDK Sample Application's User Guide* for detailed instructions. -The packet reception and transmission flow path is: +The packet reception and transmission flow path is:: - Packet generator -> 82576 -> VMware ESXi vSwitch -> VMXNET3 device -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 0 rx burst -> Guest - VM 82599 VF port 0 tx burst -> 82599 VF -> Packet generator + Packet generator -> 82576 + -> VMware ESXi vSwitch + -> VMXNET3 device + -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 0 rx burst + -> Guest VM 82599 VF port 0 tx burst + -> 82599 VF + -> Packet generator VMXNET3 Chaining VMs Connected to a vSwitch ------------------------------------------- @@ -166,7 +171,15 @@ The following figure shows an example VM-to-VM communication over a Phy-VM-vSwit When using the L2 Forwarding or L3 Forwarding applications, a destination MAC address needs to be written in packets to hit the other VM's VMXNET3 interface. -In this example, the packet flow path is: - - Packet generator -> 82599 VF -> Guest VM 82599 port 0 rx burst -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 1 tx burst -> VMXNET3 - device -> VMware ESXi vSwitch -> VMXNET3 device -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 0 rx burst -> Guest VM 82599 VF port 1 tx burst -> 82599 VF -> Packet generator +In this example, the packet flow path is:: + + Packet generator -> 82599 VF + -> Guest VM 82599 port 0 rx burst + -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 1 tx burst + -> VMXNET3 device + -> VMware ESXi vSwitch + -> VMXNET3 device + -> Guest VM VMXNET3 port 0 rx burst + -> Guest VM 82599 VF port 1 tx burst + -> 82599 VF + -> Packet generator -- 1.8.1.4