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diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst index d8236b08..a205b43f 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/cxgbe.rst @@ -125,24 +125,11 @@ enabling debugging options may affect system performance. .. _driver-compilation: -Driver Compilation -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -To compile CXGBE PMD for Linux x86_64 gcc target, run the following "make" -command: - -.. code-block:: console - - cd <DPDK-source-directory> - make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc install - -To compile CXGBE PMD for FreeBSD x86_64 clang target, run the following "gmake" -command: - -.. code-block:: console +Driver compilation and testing +------------------------------ - cd <DPDK-source-directory> - gmake config T=x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang install +Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>` +for details. Linux ----- @@ -218,13 +205,6 @@ Running testpmd This section demonstrates how to launch **testpmd** with Chelsio T5 devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system. -#. Change to DPDK source directory where the target has been compiled in - section :ref:`driver-compilation`: - - .. code-block:: console - - cd <DPDK-source-directory> - #. Load the kernel module: .. code-block:: console @@ -255,60 +235,16 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system. modprobe -ar cxgb4 csiostor -#. Request huge pages: - - .. code-block:: console - - echo 1024 > /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages/nr_hugepages - -#. Mount huge pages: - - .. code-block:: console - - mkdir /mnt/huge - mount -t hugetlbfs nodev /mnt/huge - -#. Load igb_uio or vfio-pci driver: - - .. code-block:: console - - insmod ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko - - or - - .. code-block:: console - - modprobe vfio-pci - -#. Bind the Chelsio T5 adapters to igb_uio or vfio-pci loaded in the previous - step: +#. Running testpmd - .. code-block:: console - - ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind igb_uio 0000:02:00.4 - - or - - Setup VFIO permissions for regular users and then bind to vfio-pci: - - .. code-block:: console - - sudo chmod a+x /dev/vfio - - sudo chmod 0666 /dev/vfio/* - - ./tools/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci 0000:02:00.4 + Follow instructions available in the document + :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>` + to run testpmd. .. note:: Currently, CXGBE PMD only supports the binding of PF4 for Chelsio T5 NICs. -#. Start testpmd with basic parameters: - - .. code-block:: console - - ./x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd -c 0xf -n 4 -w 0000:02:00.4 -- -i - Example output: .. code-block:: console @@ -334,10 +270,10 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in Linux operating system. Done testpmd> -.. note:: + .. note:: - Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via - testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details. + Flow control pause TX/RX is disabled by default and can be enabled via + testpmd. Refer section :ref:`flow-control` for more details. FreeBSD ------- @@ -509,7 +445,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_cxgbe in FreeBSD operating system. .. code-block:: console - ./x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang/app/testpmd -c 0xf -n 4 -w 0000:02:00.4 -- -i + ./x86_64-native-bsdapp-clang/app/testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w 0000:02:00.4 -- -i Example output: |