[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40e: firmware status check

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40e: firmware status check

[Xiaoyun Li]

Check the firmware status at init time. If the status is abnormal,
alert the user to exit DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 13c5d32..c1c19d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	int ret;
-	uint32_t len;
+	uint32_t len, val;
 	uint8_t aq_fail = 0;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -1236,6 +1236,14 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	hw->bus.func = pci_dev->addr.function;
 	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
 
+	val = I40E_READ_REG(hw, I40E_GL_FWSTS);
+	if (val & I40E_GL_FWSTS_FWS1B_MASK) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "\nERROR:"
+				  " Firmware status of this driver is abnormal."
+				  " Please quit the app.");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	/* Check if need to support multi-driver */
 	i40e_support_multi_driver(dev);
 
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40e: firmware status check

[Xing, Beilei]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Li, Xiaoyun
> Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 2:17 PM
> To: Xing, Beilei <beilei.xing@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Li, Xiaoyun <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] net/i40e: firmware status check
> 
> Check the firmware status at init time. If the status is abnormal, alert the
> user to exit DPDK.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> index 13c5d32..c1c19d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> @@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void
> *init_params __rte_unused)
>  	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
>  	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
>  	int ret;
> -	uint32_t len;
> +	uint32_t len, val;
>  	uint8_t aq_fail = 0;
> 
>  	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
> @@ -1236,6 +1236,14 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void
> *init_params __rte_unused)
>  	hw->bus.func = pci_dev->addr.function;
>  	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
> 
> +	val = I40E_READ_REG(hw, I40E_GL_FWSTS);
> +	if (val & I40E_GL_FWSTS_FWS1B_MASK) {
> +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "\nERROR:"
> +				  " Firmware status of this driver is
> abnormal."
> +				  " Please quit the app.");

"Please quit the app." can be replaced with some notice, for example "please check if firmware is updating" and ? 

> +		return -EIO;

Seems I/O error is not suitable for firmware status. How about EBUSY or something else?

> +	}
> +
>  	/* Check if need to support multi-driver */
>  	i40e_support_multi_driver(dev);
> 
> --
> 2.7.4

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/i40e: firmware status check

[Xiaoyun Li]

Check the firmware status at init time. If the firmware is in
recovery mode, alert the user to check it.

Signed-off-by: Xiaoyun Li <xiaoyun.li@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 85a6a86..30cec47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	int ret;
-	uint32_t len;
+	uint32_t len, val;
 	uint8_t aq_fail = 0;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -1261,6 +1261,15 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	 */
 	hw->switch_tag = 0xffff;
 
+	val = I40E_READ_REG(hw, I40E_GL_FWSTS);
+	if (val & I40E_GL_FWSTS_FWS1B_MASK) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "\nERROR: "
+			"Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality.\n"
+			"Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices "
+			"User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode.");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	/* Check if need to support multi-driver */
 	i40e_support_multi_driver(dev);
 
-- 
2.7.4