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diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_mellanox_nic.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_mellanox_nic.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 7f8a8a0c31..0000000000 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_mellanox_nic.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -Mellanox NIC ------------- - -Performance test results using Mellanox ConnectX5 2p100GE are reported for -2-Node Xeon Cascade Lake physical testbed type present in FD.io labs. For -description of physical testbeds used please refer to -:ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. - -Mellanox NIC settings -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Mellanox ConnectX5 NIC settings are following recommendations from -[DpdkPerformanceReport]_, [MellanoxDpdkGuide]_ and [MellanoxDpdkBits]_. -Specifically: - -- Flow Control OFF: - :: - - $ ethtool -A $netdev rx off tx off - -- Set CQE COMPRESSION to "AGGRESSIVE": - :: - - $ mlxconfig -d $PORT_PCI_ADDRESS set CQE_COMPRESSION=1 - -Mellanox :abbr:`OFED (OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution)` driver is installed -and used to manage the NIC settings. - -:: - - $ sudo lspci -vvvs 5e:00.0 - 5e:00.0 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT28800 Family [ConnectX-5 Ex] - Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies MT28800 Family [ConnectX-5 Ex] - Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ - Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- - Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes - Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 37 - NUMA node: 0 - Region 0: Memory at 38fffe000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] - Expansion ROM at c5e00000 [disabled] [size=1M] - Capabilities: [60] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00 - DevCap: MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited - ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ SlotPowerLimit 0.000W - DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal+ Unsupported- - RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ FLReset- - MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes - DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- - LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 16GT/s, Width x16, ASPM not supported, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited - ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+ - LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+ - ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- - LnkSta: Speed 8GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- - DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported - DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled - LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 16GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis- - Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS- - Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB - LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete+, EqualizationPhase1+ - EqualizationPhase2+, EqualizationPhase3+, LinkEqualizationRequest- - Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data - Product Name: CX556A - ConnectX-5 QSFP28 - Read-only fields: - [PN] Part number: MCX556A-EDAT - [EC] Engineering changes: AA - [V2] Vendor specific: MCX556A-EDAT - [SN] Serial number: MT1945X00360 - [V3] Vendor specific: f8d15ef7e701ea118000b8599ffe4aa8 - [VA] Vendor specific: MLX:MODL=CX556A:MN=MLNX:CSKU=V2:UUID=V3:PCI=V0 - [V0] Vendor specific: PCIeGen4 x16 - [RV] Reserved: checksum good, 2 byte(s) reserved - End - Capabilities: [9c] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=64 Masked- - Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00002000 - PBA: BAR=0 offset=00003000 - Capabilities: [c0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=18 <?> - Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 - Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold+) - Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- - Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting - UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- - UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol- - UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- - CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- - CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ - AERCap: First Error Pointer: 04, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- - Capabilities: [150 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI) - ARICap: MFVC- ACS-, Next Function: 1 - ARICtl: MFVC- ACS-, Function Group: 0 - Capabilities: [1c0 v1] #19 - Capabilities: [230 v1] Access Control Services - ACSCap: SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans- - ACSCtl: SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans- - Capabilities: [320 v1] #27 - Capabilities: [370 v1] #26 - Capabilities: [420 v1] #25 - Kernel driver in use: mlx5_core - Kernel modules: mlx5_core - -TG and SUT settings -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -For the TG and SUT environment settings please refer to -:ref:`_vpp_test_environment` and :ref:`_dpdk_test_environment`. - -Links -~~~~~ - -.. [DpdkPerformanceReport] `DPDK 19.11 performance report <http://static.dpdk.org/doc/perf/DPDK_19_11_Mellanox_NIC_performance_report.pdf>` -.. [MellanoxDpdkGuide] `Mellanox DPDK guide <https://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/MLNX_DPDK_Quick_Start_Guide_v16.11_3.0.pdf>` -.. [MellanoxDpdkBits] `Mellanox DPDK bits <https://community.mellanox.com/s/article/mellanox-dpdk>` |