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diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst index 16d63902..1c294b06 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst @@ -200,6 +200,33 @@ There is no RTE API to add a VF's MAC address from the PF. On ixgbe, the ``rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add()`` function can be used to add a VF's MAC address, as a workaround. +X550 does not support legacy interrupt mode +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Desccription +^^^^^^^^^^^^ +X550 cannot get interrupts if using ``uio_pci_generic`` module or using legacy +interrupt mode of ``igb_uio`` or ``vfio``. Because the errata of X550 states +that the Interrupt Status bit is not implemented. The errata is the item #22 +from `X550 spec update <https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/ +documents/specification-updates/ethernet-x550-spec-update.pdf>`_ + +Implication +^^^^^^^^^^^ +When using ``uio_pci_generic`` module or using legacy interrupt mode of +``igb_uio`` or ``vfio``, the Interrupt Status bit would be checked if the +interrupt is coming. Since the bit is not implemented in X550, the irq cannot +be handled correctly and cannot report the event fd to DPDK apps. Then apps +cannot get interrupts and ``dmesg`` will show messages like ``irq #No.: `` +``nobody cared.`` + +Workaround +^^^^^^^^^^ +Do not bind the ``uio_pci_generic`` module in X550 NICs. +Do not bind ``igb_uio`` with legacy mode in X550 NICs. +Before binding ``vfio`` with legacy mode in X550 NICs, use ``modprobe vfio `` +``nointxmask=1`` to load ``vfio`` module if the intx is not shared with other +devices. Inline crypto processing support -------------------------------- |