Hi Shahaf, Thanks for the useful information!
-----Original Message----- From: Shahaf Shuler [mailto:shah...@mellanox.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 02:16 PM To: Asaf Sinai <asa...@radware.com> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com>; Nélio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver Tuesday, July 3, 2018 10:01 AM, Asaf Sinai: > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > Additional questions: > Is it possible to use MLNX_OFED-4.3 on Ubuntu 12.04? I am not sure if there is such build, the oldest OFED build I see is for ubuntu14.10. ubuntu12.04 is really old. > Why is the driver related to OS version? Because once you install MLNX_OFED it needs to backport patches, so the base version is important. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Asaf Sinai > Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 05:22 PM > To: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com>; Nélio > Laranjeiro <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > Hi Shahaf, > > 1. Can you please explain what is the meaning of upstream-libs? Upstream-libs means the DPDK works w/ rdma-core library instead of legacy verbs which exists only on Mellanox OFED. > 2. We use Ubuntu 12.04. so if we would like to stay with it, and use > MLNX_OFED-4.0, which latest DPDK version should be used? That will be v17.05 > > Thanks, > Asaf > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shahaf Shuler [mailto:shah...@mellanox.com] > Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 05:11 PM > To: Asaf Sinai <asa...@radware.com> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com>; Nélio > Laranjeiro <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > Hi Asaf, > > Monday, July 2, 2018 3:46 PM, Asaf Sinai: > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > Additional details: > > > > Ubuntu: 12.04.3 > > Linux: 3.2.0-53-virtual > > GCC: 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-11precise2) > > > > I tried to build DPDK 18.05 after installing the Mellanox OFED > > driver > > DPDK version 18.05 supports only upstream-libs (rdma-core). > > > (MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.0-2.0.0.1-ubuntu12.04-x86_64), but it failed with > > the mentioned error. > > So I removed the OFED driver and installed the EN driver > > (mlnx-en-4.0- 2.0.0.1-ubuntu12.04-x86_64), but it also failed with the same > > error. > > Both drivers were compiled with "--dpdk" argument ("--upstream-libs" > > is not supported). > > Yes MLNX_OFED-4.0 is too old for upstream libs. You should use > MLNX_OFED-4.2 and above. > Or alternatively use an older DPDK version (not recommended). > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Asaf Sinai > > Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 03:20 PM > > To: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com> > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com>; Nélio > > Laranjeiro <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > Hi Shahaf, > > > > I face similar problem with DPDK 18.05, where missing file is "mlx5dv.h": > > > > == Build drivers/net/mlx5 > > CC mlx5.o > > In file included from > > /net/emcradware/CM_Users/asafsi/work/drivers/dpdk/dpdk- > > 18.05/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h:35:0, > > from > > /net/emcradware/CM_Users/asafsi/work/drivers/dpdk/dpdk- > > 18.05/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c:40: > > /net/emcradware/CM_Users/asafsi/work/drivers/dpdk/dpdk- > > 18.05/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.h:19:31: fatal error: infiniband/mlx5dv.h: > > No such file or directory > > #include <infiniband/mlx5dv.h> > > ^ > > compilation terminated. > > > > Can you please advise? > > > > Thanks, > > Asaf > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Nitin Katiyar > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 02:44 PM > > To: Nélio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> > > Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > Thanks Shahaf, it worked after removing the options you specified. > > > > Regards, > > Nitin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nélio Laranjeiro [mailto:nelio.laranje...@6wind.com] > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 3:23 PM > > To: Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com> > > Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 09:14:03AM +0000, Nitin Katiyar wrote: > > > Yes,I installed it using --dpdk --upstream-libs. What is the way > > > forward now? > > > > In v17.05 MLX5 PMD is still relying on libibverbs and libmlx5, the > > way Those options you used are necessary to select in their package > > the installation of > > libverbs,libmlx5 or rdma-core. > > Doing this you have selected rdma-core which is not supported in > > v17.05 DPDK version. > > > > You need to install Mellanox OFED without those two options to > > select libibverbs, libmlx5 to make it work. > > > > Regards, > > > > > Regards, > > > Nitin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nélio Laranjeiro [mailto:nelio.laranje...@6wind.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 1:36 PM > > > To: Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com> > > > Cc: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>; dev@dpdk.org > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 07:01:17AM +0000, Nitin Katiyar wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > It has following files: > > > > > > > > arch.h ib.h kern-abi.h mlx4dv.h mlx5dv.h opcode.h sa.h > > > > sa-kern-abi.h verbs.h > > > > > > > > I tried with both MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.2-1.0.0.0 and > > > > MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.2-1.2.0.0-ubuntu14.04-x86_64 > > > > > > Did you installed Mellanox OFED with the --dpdk --upstream-libs > > arguments for the installation script? > > > > > > If it is the case, you should not add them for this version, those > > > options are > > for DPDK v17.11 and higher. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Nitin > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Shahaf Shuler [mailto:shah...@mellanox.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:51 AM > > > > To: Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com>; Nélio Laranjeiro > > > > <nelio.laranje...@6wind.com> > > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > > > Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > > > > > Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:45 PM, Nitin Katiyar: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I was compiling 17.05.02. > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Nitin > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Nélio Laranjeiro [mailto:nelio.laranje...@6wind.com] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 6:42 PM > > > > > To: Nitin Katiyar <nitin.kati...@ericsson.com> > > > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > > > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation of MLX5 driver > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 11:54:31AM +0000, Nitin Katiyar wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to compile MLX5 PMD driver by setting > > > > > "CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=y" and hitting following > compilation > > > > > error. > > > > > > > > > > > > fatal error: infiniband/mlx5_hw.h: No such file or directory > > > > > > > > Can you list the files you have under /usr/include/infiniband ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have installed MLNX_OFED _LINUX-4.2-1.2.0 on my Ubuntu > > > > > > 14.04 machine > > > > > but still hitting the same error. Am I missing some other package? > > > > > > > > > > Which version of DPDK are you using (it is important to help)? > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Nélio Laranjeiro > > > > > 6WIND > > > > > > -- > > > Nélio Laranjeiro > > > 6WIND > > > > -- > > Nélio Laranjeiro > > 6WIND
