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@@ -1,32 +1,6 @@
-.. BSD LICENSE
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
Copyright 2012 6WIND S.A.
- Copyright 2015 Mellanox
-
- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- are met:
-
- * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- distribution.
- * Neither the name of 6WIND S.A. nor the names of its
- contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ Copyright 2015 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
MLX4 poll mode driver library
=============================
@@ -98,9 +72,10 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
missing with ``ldd(1)``.
It works by moving these dependencies to a purpose-built rdma-core "glue"
- plug-in, which must either be installed in ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_PMD_PATH`` if
- set, or in a standard location for the dynamic linker (e.g. ``/lib``) if
- left to the default empty string (``""``).
+ plug-in which must either be installed in a directory whose name is based
+ on ``CONFIG_RTE_EAL_PMD_PATH`` suffixed with ``-glue`` if set, or in a
+ standard location for the dynamic linker (e.g. ``/lib``) if left to the
+ default empty string (``""``).
This option has no performance impact.
@@ -110,14 +85,6 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
adds additional run-time checks and debugging messages at the cost of
lower performance.
-- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_TX_MP_CACHE`` (default **8**)
-
- Maximum number of cached memory pools (MPs) per TX queue. Each MP from
- which buffers are to be transmitted must be associated to memory regions
- (MRs). This is a slow operation that must be cached.
-
- This value is always 1 for RX queues since they use a single MP.
-
Environment variables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -168,6 +135,16 @@ below.
following limitation: VLAN filtering is not supported with this mode.
This is the recommended mode in case VLAN filter is not needed.
+Limitations
+-----------
+
+- CRC stripping is supported by default and always reported as "true".
+ The ability to enable/disable CRC stripping requires OFED version
+ 4.3-1.5.0.0 and above or rdma-core version v18 and above.
+
+- TSO (Transmit Segmentation Offload) is supported in OFED version
+ 4.4 and above.
+
Prerequisites
-------------
@@ -236,7 +213,7 @@ Current RDMA core package and Linux kernel (recommended)
Mellanox OFED as a fallback
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- `Mellanox OFED`_ version: **4.2, 4.3**.
+- `Mellanox OFED`_ version: **4.3, 4.4**.
- firmware version: **2.42.5000** and above.
.. _`Mellanox OFED`: http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers
@@ -396,6 +373,12 @@ Performance tuning
The XXX can be different on different systems. Make sure to configure
according to the setpci output.
+6. To minimize overhead of searching Memory Regions:
+
+ - '--socket-mem' is recommended to pin memory by predictable amount.
+ - Configure per-lcore cache when creating Mempools for packet buffer.
+ - Refrain from dynamically allocating/freeing memory in run-time.
+
Usage example
-------------