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authorLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>2018-08-14 18:52:30 +0100
committerLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>2018-08-14 18:53:17 +0100
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Change-Id: I32fdf5e5016556d9c0a6d88ddaf1fc468961790a Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
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@@ -714,3 +714,48 @@ igb_uio can not be used when running l3fwd-power
**Driver/Module**:
``igb_uio`` module.
+
+
+Linux kernel 4.10.0 iommu attribute read error
+----------------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ When VT-d is enabled (``iommu=pt intel_iommu=on``), reading IOMMU attributes from
+ /sys/devices/virtual/iommu/dmarXXX/intel-iommu/cap on Linux kernel 4.10.0 error.
+ This bug is fixed in `Linux commmit a7fdb6e648fb
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9595727/>`_,
+ This bug is introduced in `Linux commmit 39ab9555c241
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9554403/>`_,
+
+**Implication**:
+ When binding devices to VFIO and attempting to run testpmd application,
+ testpmd (and other DPDK applications) will not initialize.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ Use other linux kernel version. It only happens in linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ ALL OS of linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``vfio-pci`` module.
+
+Netvsc driver and application restart
+-------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ The Linux kernel uio_hv_generic driver does not completely shutdown and clean up
+ resources properly if application using Netvsc PMD exits.
+
+**Implication**:
+ When application using Netvsc PMD is restarted it can not complete initialization
+ handshake sequence with the host.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ Either reboot the guest or remove and reinsert the hv_uio_generic module.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ Linux Hyper-V.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``uio_hv_generic`` module.