From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 615B5A10DA for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:02:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 576B21C11E; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:02:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com (mx0a-0016f401.pphosted.com [67.231.148.174]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94BE01C11B for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:02:43 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pps.filterd (m0045849.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0a-0016f401.pphosted.com (8.16.0.42/8.16.0.42) with SMTP id x6V80p5A000874; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:42 -0700 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=marvell.com; h=from : to : cc : subject : date : message-id : in-reply-to : references : mime-version : content-type : content-transfer-encoding; s=pfpt0818; bh=lIGFYSUAqWsJIeOy+7xdscU+SGKlbS2MP2YCkfIejBI=; b=DT8CIPfoGHENbs3ccIVHePyJO+dht2eJP+DJUFx5W4D13bDKxQ+EEfivHYYulcMNt9iJ 25Y0Qi916uyobnxLecbp9KPkc++1iAHQ+eDe+79ywKkZCl+CtBdMQPKuv+LzLBI8aoWY 0V+Z0qQ8QQJhUzQfvwq5sBm3KX43K+MqPxSU7sscT0CnuueJG02ggkD0taKpOuuGIo2Z uJpSbmPMRt1K0eN5WMPV3ZQiLNviZGzy5AltCGfQDpt0T44wM4fiwwEcjZPrN102mfg2 TCQ7+UMqD7ahPKNW2gKtPBqGM1GK3TA7erTxAAwBkLNhPHNie1DSSasdErrRWDB4nLE6 TQ== Received: from sc-exch04.marvell.com ([199.233.58.184]) by mx0a-0016f401.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 2u0kyq8ky7-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:42 -0700 Received: from SC-EXCH03.marvell.com (10.93.176.83) by SC-EXCH04.marvell.com (10.93.176.84) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1367.3; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:41 -0700 Received: from maili.marvell.com (10.93.176.43) by SC-EXCH03.marvell.com (10.93.176.83) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 15.0.1367.3 via Frontend Transport; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:41 -0700 Received: from irv1user08.caveonetworks.com (unknown [10.104.116.105]) by maili.marvell.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 112EB3F7040; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rmody@localhost) by irv1user08.caveonetworks.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id x6V82eel019284; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:40 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: irv1user08.caveonetworks.com: rmody set sender to rmody@marvell.com using -f From: Rasesh Mody To: CC: Rasesh Mody , John McNamara , Thomas Monjalon , Jerin Jacob Kollanukkaran , GR-Everest-DPDK-Dev Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:02:25 -0700 Message-ID: <20190731080225.19225-2-rmody@marvell.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.18.0 In-Reply-To: <20190731080225.19225-1-rmody@marvell.com> References: <20190731080225.19225-1-rmody@marvell.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:5.22.84,1.0.8 definitions=2019-07-31_03:2019-07-31,2019-07-31 signatures=0 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] doc: add a co-existence consideration for bnx2x PMD X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Add and update co-existence considerations for bnx2x PMD Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody --- doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst index a7dee0c10..358ed7927 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst @@ -69,9 +69,18 @@ Co-existence considerations bnx2fi) is not supported on the same adapter. So storage personality has to be disabled on that adapter when used in DPDK applications. -- For SR-IOV case, bnx2x PMD will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and - Linux native kernel driver (bnx2x) will be attached to SR-IOV PF. - +- Linux kernel drivers and bnx2x PMD can’t be mixed on a given BCM578xx + adapter. This type of coexistence is unsupported. A given adapter + needs to be completely used by DPDK or Linux drivers, when SR-IOV + is not enabled. Before binging DPDK driver to one or more devices on + the adapter, please make sure to unbind Linux drivers from all devices + of the adapter. If there are multiple adapters on the system, one or + more adapter can be used by DPDK driver and other adapters can be used + by Linux drivers. + +- When SR-IOV is enabled, Linux native kernel driver (bnx2x) can be + bound to the PFs of a given adapter and either DPDK or Linux drivers + can be bound to the VFs of the adapter. Supported QLogic NICs --------------------- -- 2.18.0