Imported Upstream version 17.05

Change-Id: Id1e419c5a214e4a18739663b91f0f9a549f1fdc6
Signed-off-by: Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com>

1 files changed, 77 insertions, 119 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
index d22ecdd9..afe2df89 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ QEDE Poll Mode Driver
 ======================
 
 The QEDE poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_qede**) implements support
-for **QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 25G/40G/100G CNA** family of adapters as well
+for **QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G CNA** family of adapters as well
 as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context. It is supported on
 several standard Linux distros like RHEL7.x, SLES12.x and Ubuntu.
 It is compile-tested under FreeBSD OS.
@@ -59,27 +59,29 @@ Supported Features
 - MTU change
 - Multiprocess aware
 - Scatter-Gather
+- VXLAN tunneling offload
+- N-tuple filter and flow director (limited support)
+- LRO/TSO
 
 Non-supported Features
 ----------------------
 
 - SR-IOV PF
-- Tunneling offloads
-- LRO/TSO
+- GENEVE and NVGRE Tunneling offloads
 - NPAR
 
 Supported QLogic Adapters
 -------------------------
 
-- QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/100G CNAs.
+- QLogic FastLinQ QL4xxxx 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G CNAs.
 
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-- Requires firmware version **8.10.x.** and management firmware
-  version **8.10.x or higher**. Firmware may be available
+- Requires firmware version **8.18.x.** and management firmware
+  version **8.18.x or higher**. Firmware may be available
   inbox in certain newer Linux distros under the standard directory
-  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.10.9.0.bin``
+  ``E.g. /lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values-8.18.9.0.bin``
 
 - If the required firmware files are not available then visit
   `QLogic Driver Download Center <http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com>`_.
@@ -118,72 +120,104 @@ enabling debugging options may affect system performance.
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_QEDE_FW`` (default **""**)
 
   Gives absolute path of firmware file.
-  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.10.9.0.bin"``
+  ``Eg: "/lib/firmware/qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.18.9.0.bin"``
   Empty string indicates driver will pick up the firmware file
   from the default location.
 
-Driver Compilation
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Driver compilation and testing
+------------------------------
 
-To compile QEDE PMD for Linux x86_64 gcc target, run the following ``make``
-command::
+Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
+for details.
 
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install
+SR-IOV: Prerequisites and Sample Application Notes
+--------------------------------------------------
 
-To compile QEDE PMD for Linux x86_64 clang target, run the following ``make``
-command::
+This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
 
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-clang install
+**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (QEDE) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.10.x.x or higher.
 
-To compile QEDE PMD for FreeBSD x86_64 clang target, run the following ``gmake``
-command::
+#. Verify SR-IOV and ARI capability is enabled on the adapter using ``lspci``:
 
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   gmake config T=x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang install
+   .. code-block:: console
 
-To compile QEDE PMD for FreeBSD x86_64 gcc target, run the following ``gmake``
-command::
+      lspci -s <slot> -vvv
 
-   cd <DPDK-source-directory>
-   gmake config T=x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc install -Wl,-rpath=\
-                                        /usr/local/lib/gcc49 CC=gcc49
+   Example output:
 
+   .. code-block:: console
 
-Sample Application Notes
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+      [...]
+      Capabilities: [1b8 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
+      [...]
+      Capabilities: [1c0 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
+      [...]
+      Kernel driver in use: igb_uio
 
-This section demonstrates how to launch ``testpmd`` with QLogic 4xxxx
-devices managed by ``librte_pmd_qede`` in Linux operating system.
+#. Load the kernel module:
 
-#. Request huge pages:
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      modprobe qede
+
+   Example output:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      systemd-udevd[4848]: renamed network interface eth0 to ens5f0
+      systemd-udevd[4848]: renamed network interface eth1 to ens5f1
+
+#. Bring up the PF ports:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      echo 1024 > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages/ \
-                                                                nr_hugepages
+      ifconfig ens5f0 up
+      ifconfig ens5f1 up
+
+#. Create VF device(s):
+
+   Echo the number of VFs to be created into ``"sriov_numvfs"`` sysfs entry
+   of the parent PF.
 
-#. Load ``igb_uio`` driver:
+   Example output:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      insmod ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko
+      echo 2 > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:81:00.0/sriov_numvfs
 
-#. Bind the QLogic 4xxxx adapters to ``igb_uio`` loaded in the
-   previous step:
+
+#. Assign VF MAC address:
+
+   Assign MAC address to the VF using iproute2 utility. The syntax is::
+
+      ip link set <PF iface> vf <VF id> mac <macaddr>
+
+   Example output:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:84:00.0 0000:84:00.1 \
-                                              0000:84:00.2 0000:84:00.3
+      ip link set ens5f0 vf 0 mac 52:54:00:2f:9d:e8
+
 
-#. Start ``testpmd`` with basic parameters:
-   (Enable QEDE_DEBUG_INFO=y to view informational messages)
+#. PCI Passthrough:
+
+   The VF devices may be passed through to the guest VM using ``virt-manager`` or
+   ``virsh``. QEDE PMD should be used to bind the VF devices in the guest VM
+   using the instructions from Driver compilation and testing section above.
+
+
+#. Running testpmd
+   (Enable QEDE_DEBUG_INFO=y to view informational messages):
+
+   Refer to the document
+   :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>` to run
+   ``testpmd`` application.
+
+   Example output:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      testpmd -c 0xff1 -n 4 -- -i --nb-cores=8 --portmask=0xf --rxd=4096 \
+      testpmd -l 0,4-11 -n 4 -- -i --nb-cores=8 --portmask=0xf --rxd=4096 \
       --txd=4096 --txfreet=4068 --enable-rx-cksum --rxq=4 --txq=4 \
       --rss-ip --rss-udp
 
@@ -234,79 +268,3 @@ devices managed by ``librte_pmd_qede`` in Linux operating system.
     Port 3 Link Up - speed 25000 Mbps - full-duplex
     Done
     testpmd>
-
-
-SR-IOV: Prerequisites and Sample Application Notes
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
-
-**Note**: librte_pmd_qede will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device and Linux native kernel driver (QEDE) will function as SR-IOV PF driver. Requires PF driver to be 8.10.x.x or higher.
-
-#. Verify SR-IOV and ARI capability is enabled on the adapter using ``lspci``:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      lspci -s <slot> -vvv
-
-   Example output:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      [...]
-      Capabilities: [1b8 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
-      [...]
-      Capabilities: [1c0 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
-      [...]
-      Kernel driver in use: igb_uio
-
-#. Load the kernel module:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      modprobe qede
-
-   Example output:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      systemd-udevd[4848]: renamed network interface eth0 to ens5f0
-      systemd-udevd[4848]: renamed network interface eth1 to ens5f1
-
-#. Bring up the PF ports:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      ifconfig ens5f0 up
-      ifconfig ens5f1 up
-
-#. Create VF device(s):
-
-   Echo the number of VFs to be created into ``"sriov_numvfs"`` sysfs entry
-   of the parent PF.
-
-   Example output:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      echo 2 > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:81:00.0/sriov_numvfs
-
-
-#. Assign VF MAC address:
-
-   Assign MAC address to the VF using iproute2 utility. The syntax is::
-
-      ip link set <PF iface> vf <VF id> mac <macaddr>
-
-   Example output:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      ip link set ens5f0 vf 0 mac 52:54:00:2f:9d:e8
-
-
-#. PCI Passthrough:
-
-   The VF devices may be passed through to the guest VM using ``virt-manager`` or
-   ``virsh``. QEDE PMD should be used to bind the VF devices in the guest VM
-   using the instructions outlined in the Application notes above.