* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] doc: add Mellanox EN support
2019-01-30 7:53 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] doc: add mlx5 note for Bluefield build configuration Yongseok Koh
@ 2019-01-30 7:53 ` Yongseok Koh
2019-01-30 7:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc: add mlx5 release note Yongseok Koh
2019-01-31 6:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] doc: add mlx5 note for Bluefield build configuration Shahaf Shuler
2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Yongseok Koh @ 2019-01-30 7:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: thomas; +Cc: dev, olgas, shahafs
Mellanox EN package is supported along with Mellanox OFED. Mellanox EN is
distriubuted for Ethernet users.
Signed-off-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 62de860d0a..af102f15a0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
- **Firmware update**
- Mellanox OFED releases include firmware updates for
+ Mellanox OFED/EN releases include firmware updates for
ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6/Bluefield adapters.
Because each release provides new features, these updates must be applied to
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Either RDMA Core library with a recent enough Linux kernel release
-(recommended) or Mellanox OFED, which provides compatibility with older
+(recommended) or Mellanox OFED/EN, which provides compatibility with older
releases.
RMDA Core with Linux Kernel
@@ -604,10 +604,10 @@ thanks to these environment variables:
- ``EXTRA_LDFLAGS=-L/path/to/rdma-core/build/lib``
- ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/rdma-core/build/lib/pkgconfig``
-Mellanox OFED
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Mellanox OFED/EN
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- Mellanox OFED version: **4.4, 4.5**.
+- Mellanox OFED version: **4.4, 4.5** / Mellanox EN version: **4.5**
- firmware version:
- ConnectX-4: **12.21.1000** and above.
@@ -623,14 +623,16 @@ managers on most distributions, this PMD requires Ethernet extensions that
may not be supported at the moment (this is a work in progress).
`Mellanox OFED
-<http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux>`__
-includes the necessary support and should be used in the meantime. For DPDK,
+<http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux>`__ and
+`Mellanox EN
+<http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=27&mtag=linux>`__
+include the necessary support and should be used in the meantime. For DPDK,
only libibverbs, libmlx5, mlnx-ofed-kernel packages and firmware updates are
required from that distribution.
.. note::
- Several versions of Mellanox OFED are available. Installing the version
+ Several versions of Mellanox OFED/EN are available. Installing the version
this DPDK release was developed and tested against is strongly
recommended. Please check the `prerequisites`_.
@@ -670,14 +672,14 @@ Supported NICs
* Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G)
* Mellanox(R) ConnectX(R)-5 Ex EN 100G MCX516A-CDAT (2x100G)
-Quick Start Guide on OFED
--------------------------
+Quick Start Guide on OFED/EN
+----------------------------
-1. Download latest Mellanox OFED. For more info check the `prerequisites`_.
+1. Download latest Mellanox OFED/EN. For more info check the `prerequisites`_.
2. Install the required libraries and kernel modules either by installing
- only the required set, or by installing the entire Mellanox OFED:
+ only the required set, or by installing the entire Mellanox OFED/EN:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -854,8 +856,8 @@ ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6/Bluefield devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5.
modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx5_core mlx5_ib
- Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can
- be run:
+ Alternatively if MLNX_OFED/MLNX_EN is fully installed, the following script
+ can be run:
.. code-block:: console
--
2.11.0
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2019-01-30 7:53 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] doc: add mlx5 note for Bluefield build configuration Yongseok Koh
2019-01-30 7:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/3] doc: add Mellanox EN support Yongseok Koh
2019-01-30 7:53 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/3] doc: add mlx5 release note Yongseok Koh
@ 2019-01-31 6:59 ` Shahaf Shuler
2019-01-31 17:32 ` Thomas Monjalon
2 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Shahaf Shuler @ 2019-01-31 6:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Yongseok Koh, Thomas Monjalon; +Cc: dev, Olga Shern, stable
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:53 AM, Yongseok Koh:
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/3] doc: add mlx5 note for Bluefield build
> configuration
>
> Fixes: d14e4e976f65 ("config: add Mellanox BlueField armv8 SoC")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
For the series - Acked-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst index
> 3f168b1613..62de860d0a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
> @@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
> adds additional run-time checks and debugging messages at the cost of
> lower performance.
>
> +.. note::
> +
> + For Bluefield, target should be set to ``arm64-bluefield-linuxapp-gcc``. This
> + will enable ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD`` and set
> ``RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE`` to
> + 64. Default armv8a configuration of make build and meson build set it to
> 128
> + then brings performance degradation.
> +
> Environment variables
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> --
> 2.11.0
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