From: "Mussar, Gary" <gmussar@ciena.com>
To: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>,
"Wiles, Keith" <keith.wiles@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] rte_kni.ko with lo_mode=lo_mode_ring
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 11:54:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <C281A17C31CFD745B242416D0E96EC63ABA5E0C6@ONWVEXCHMB04.ciena.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <80a235de-226a-bcac-89f8-74550c0273ce@intel.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit@intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 10:55 AM
> To: Wiles, Keith; Mussar, Gary
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] rte_kni.ko with lo_mode=lo_mode_ring
>
> On 9/2/2016 3:16 PM, Wiles, Keith wrote:
> > HI Gary,
> >
> > Regards,
> > Keith
> >
> >> On Sep 2, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Mussar, Gary <gmussar@ciena.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> The pktgen docs state that the rte_kni.ko should be loaded with
> lo_mode=lo_mode_ring however the source in dpdk master does not appear to
> understand this value. This wasn't an issue in the past since the kni code would
> simply disable lo_mode if you passed in an unknown value.
> >>
> >> The Ubuntu 4.4.0-36-generic kernel no longer loads the module if the passed
> value is not in the table of known values (the 4.4.0-34-generic kernel would still
> load the module).
> >>
> >> I have 2 questions:
> >> 1)
> >> Why does pktgen specify using a value for lo_mode that the source does not
> support? Is lo_mode_ring something that is coming but not yet submitted?
> >
> > The KNI support and kernel module is more of a DPDK issue then Pktgen, which
> is the application on top of DPDK. I do not know the reason lo_mode_ring is not
> working correctly. Look in the Maintainers file and see who maintains the KNI
> code.
>
> "lo_mode_ring" is not supported loopback mode, supported ones are:
> lo_mode_none
> lo_mode_fifo
> lo_mode_fifo_skb
>
> Please point the document with incorrect usage.
The files with the incorrect usage are:
pktgen-dpdk/README.md
pktgen-dpdk/setup.sh
>
> >
> >>
> >> 2)
> >> Is the Ubuntu kernel being over aggressive in parameter checking or is this a
> "good" thing? If it is good, then should the pktgen docs be indicating that an
> unsupported value be used for lo_mode?
> >
> > I assume the Ubuntu Kernel is attempting to protect itself. Each time the
> kernel is updated it is a good think to recompile DPDK and the KNI kernel module
> or the module may not load because of a version mis-match.
>
> Yes this looks like the issue,
> instead of kernel version or parameter protection, kernel-module version
> mismatch. Please re-compile kni module.
Recompiling the kni module makes it happier. Thanks.
>
> >
> >>
> >> Gary
> >
>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-09-02 15:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-02 13:39 [dpdk-dev] [PKTGEN] " Mussar, Gary
2016-09-02 14:16 ` [dpdk-dev] " Wiles, Keith
2016-09-02 14:55 ` Ferruh Yigit
2016-09-02 15:54 ` Mussar, Gary [this message]
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