[dpdk-users] Intel E810C net_iavf PMD triggers MDD for second life.

[dpdk-users] Intel E810C net_iavf PMD triggers MDD for second life.

[Liwu Liu]

Hi Team,

I am using DPDK 19.11 net_iavf under Linux 4.19 guest to drive vfNIC of Intel E810 cards. The host is ESXi 6.7.
What I found out is that, if I start the PMD the second time, the host shall detect MDD (malicious device detection) status and the TXRX of the vfNIC is disable.  (The first life of PMD is working fine)
Would prefer your hints/suggestions on how to work on this? Since upgrading to 20.11 is kind of heavy for us, is there any specific incremental changes based on 19.11 to walk around this?
Many thanks for help,
Sincerely
  Liwu

----Mode details-----
[root@localhost:~] esxcli network nic get -n vmnic6
   Advertised Auto Negotiation: true
   Advertised Link Modes: Auto, 25000BaseCR1/Full, 25000BaseSR/Full, 25000BaseLR/Full, 50000BaseCR1/Full, 50000BaseSR/Full, 50000BaseLR/Full, 100000BaseCR4/Full, 100000BaseSR4/Full, 100000BaseLR4/Full, 100000BaseCR1/Full, 100000BaseSR/Full
   Auto Negotiation: true
   Cable Type: FIBRE
   Current Message Level: 0
   Driver Info:
         Bus Info: 0000:3b:00:0
         Driver: icen
         Firmware Version: 1.40 0x80003ab8 1.2735.0
         Version: 1.4.2.0
   Link Detected: true
   Link Status: Up
   Name: vmnic6
   PHYAddress: 0
   Pause Autonegotiate: false
   Pause RX: false
   Pause TX: false
   Supported Ports: FIBRE
   Supports Auto Negotiation: true
   Supports Pause: true
   Supports Wakeon: false
   Transceiver:
   Virtual Address: 00:50:56:54:5f:c3
   Wakeon: None

vmnic6  0000:3b:00.0  icen    Up            Up           100000  Full    40:a6:b7:18:f9:e8  1500  Intel(R) Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP
vmnic7  0000:3b:00.1  icen    Up            Up           100000  Full    40:a6:b7:18:f9:e9  1500  Intel(R) Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP


[root@localhost:~] esxcfg-module --get-options icen
icen enabled = 1 options = 'NumQPsPerVF=16,16 max_vfs=4,4 '

2021-03-22T23:41:14.556Z cpu0:2098179)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.775Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: icen_ConfigureTxQueue:607: 0000:3b:00.1: Failed to set LAN Tx queue context for absolute Tx queue 24, error ICE_ERR_PARAM
2021-03-22T23:41:14.775Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_SendMsgToVf:555: 0000:3b:00.1: VF 1 failed opcode 6, error -5
2021-03-22T23:41:14.795Z cpu13:2098189)icen: indrv_CheckVfPermission:1695: 0000:3b:00.1: 00:0c:29:70:fd:b9 already set for VF 1
2021-03-22T23:41:14.805Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.815Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.825Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.835Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.845Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.855Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.865Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.875Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.885Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.895Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.905Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.915Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.925Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.935Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.945Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:14.955Z cpu13:2098189)WARNING: icen: indrv_DisableEnableQueueMsg:1585: vqs->rx_queues is a NULL pointer!
2021-03-22T23:41:15.152Z cpu10:2098178)WARNING: icen: indrv_ReportMddSubtask:7034: 0000:3b:00.0: 0 Rx Malicious Driver Detection events detected on VF1, MAC: 00:0c:29:70:fd:b8
2021-03-22T23:41:15.152Z cpu10:2098178)WARNING: icen: indrv_ReportMddSubtask:7038: 0000:3b:00.0: 3 Tx Malicious Driver Detection events detected on VF1, MAC: 00:0c:29:70:fd:b8
2021-03-22T23:41:15.524Z cpu10:2098188)WARNING: icen: indrv_ReportMddSubtask:7034: 0000:3b:00.1: 0 Rx Malicious Driver Detection events detected on VF1, MAC: 00:0c:29:70:fd:b9
2021-03-22T23:41:15.524Z cpu10:2098188)WARNING: icen: indrv_ReportMddSubtask:7038: 0000:3b:00.1: 2 Tx Malicious Driver Detection events detected on VF1, MAC: 00:0c:29:70:fd:b9




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