From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Received: from mail-pf0-f179.google.com (mail-pf0-f179.google.com
 [209.85.192.179]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE29A12A8
 for <users@dpdk.org>; Sat, 28 Jan 2017 01:07:52 +0100 (CET)
Received: by mail-pf0-f179.google.com with SMTP id e4so76301805pfg.1
 for <users@dpdk.org>; Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:07:52 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
 d=networkplumber-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623;
 h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references
 :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding;
 bh=CaJiBDIisVHtuAR8juozaexPhKZ+kO2Yfvtk3kpaLj0=;
 b=NUA7ErNqb54/pC+KLBw2MCMza3o1GrynvlS6BLQ5ehNNdc82awHUN5vLbEvsEj0Z8H
 pXsOGZz37UQd7FKV1yGfNu2nI1om6eLy1cl1njLdGhu+lHclhJbw5Pk0fzAp2RLEjN6w
 pvesxZSNry9MAiVaKRS2KUjI7XatL3Vnq4DuIo7F8vOSqEuDGj4TNIVOYcwsiZnTulir
 I1nmlj75pKiAoTo+8esJl1kwq1vRQ+rBCQy8WrmfXPa33rcPEdGBvLVjeITTr7ivsx6A
 y0B9+lkGudXpsvEM3MpOJW8pOusEFCpdl1UUZpSZ9cG2oZXF/ddf1uqHqurHT49frD8u
 M0+Q==
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
 d=1e100.net; s=20161025;
 h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to
 :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding;
 bh=CaJiBDIisVHtuAR8juozaexPhKZ+kO2Yfvtk3kpaLj0=;
 b=UMJfimcr5ViQ2lvdBDZmP+YFlR+JemmXWOFgGuYcqrOYYohvTSypxNrzhg7lLN8jD5
 /010NltlN+eKLssjVLunAa8gTlkXj5TvomZXYuYTWVYi1zQYj9S12CpX+oDl/h3Ts1e2
 FW04HrGQoh7x4CjO6QTEPPQ5I+n11js7XD2Ua71Q0hXa1l3o5v8LdFlgOBFBhx+8chwe
 Q45zFtMt0917Nwxt4N/N5T15h+8PwzxuNVeLzlJURDx6Vk29A9lufIhsuJIXaXPFlBzo
 1li93F5mpoZ94k5zWM3acEHEypQLoFQSTeBbsvdoX/J6S8d7O6r7dYCFe2G5jmdfNvtR
 Rl/A==
X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXJ9hi1FmdQLFpWUFjeV1eis/DAfkJlhl38f6f3VpAgMY4rRqL/wvjzWWl8h6Ii0RA==
X-Received: by 10.98.7.11 with SMTP id b11mr11731290pfd.154.1485562072144;
 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:07:52 -0800 (PST)
Received: from xeon-e3 (204-195-18-65.wavecable.com. [204.195.18.65])
 by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d78sm13891932pfb.43.2017.01.27.16.07.51
 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256);
 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:07:51 -0800 (PST)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:07:44 -0800
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: Rob Zimmerman <rob@thezims.net>
Cc: users@dpdk.org
Message-ID: <20170127160744.5d21ad59@xeon-e3>
In-Reply-To: <CAG0K5qtyT00vmTEFa_ZQErmBnquJ51ffEtFtxm58pz7PnSmHgQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAG0K5qttp+YZLxkVVo4JqDLb-=FnWHUk77kW4MkTbnDr0mCHPg@mail.gmail.com>
 <20170127140308.3855cbd2@xeon-e3>
 <CAG0K5qtyT00vmTEFa_ZQErmBnquJ51ffEtFtxm58pz7PnSmHgQ@mail.gmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject: Re: [dpdk-users] RSS RETA size of 0 on vmxnet3?
X-BeenThere: users@dpdk.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: DPDK usage discussions <users.dpdk.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/options/users>,
 <mailto:users-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/users/>
List-Post: <mailto:users@dpdk.org>
List-Help: <mailto:users-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/users>,
 <mailto:users-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:07:53 -0000

On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:21:10 -0500
Rob Zimmerman <rob@thezims.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, @networkplumber  :)
> 
> No KNI interface here, unfortunately. Just a plain-ol DPDK ethernet device.
> 
> 
> In the scenario where the RETA size is 0 I'm using the vmxnet3_pmd. Within
> the application the eth devices are initialized and I make a call to
> rte_eth_dev_info_get().
> 
> What is everyone else seeing for the RETA size using vmxnet3?
> 
> Thanks again everyone,
> ~Rob

It is a vmxnet3 missing feature. The VMXNET3 protocol has ability to get/set RSS table
but the VMXNET3 driver in DPDK (originally by Intel) is missing that feature. Would not
be hard to write, just look at Linux for protocol.