>From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> >Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 1:33 AM > >31/07/2019 10:02, Rasesh Mody: >> Add and update co-existence considerations for bnx2x PMD >> >> Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rm...@marvell.com> >> --- >> doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst | 15 ++++++++++++--- >> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst >> index a7dee0c10..358ed7927 100644 >> --- a/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst >> +++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnx2x.rst >> @@ -69,9 +69,18 @@ Co-existence considerations >> bnx2fi) is not supported on the same adapter. So storage personality >> has to be disabled on that adapter when used in DPDK applications. >> >> -- For SR-IOV case, bnx2x PMD will be used to bind to SR-IOV VF device >> and >> - Linux native kernel driver (bnx2x) will be attached to SR-IOV PF. >> - >> +- Linux kernel drivers and bnx2x PMD can’t be mixed on a given >> +BCM578xx >> + adapter. This type of coexistence is unsupported. A given adapter >> + needs to be completely used by DPDK or Linux drivers, when SR-IOV >> + is not enabled. Before binging DPDK driver to one or more devices >> +on >> + the adapter, please make sure to unbind Linux drivers from all >> +devices >> + of the adapter. If there are multiple adapters on the system, one >> +or >> + more adapter can be used by DPDK driver and other adapters can be >> +used >> + by Linux drivers. >> + >> +- When SR-IOV is enabled, Linux native kernel driver (bnx2x) can be >> + bound to the PFs of a given adapter and either DPDK or Linux >> +drivers >> + can be bound to the VFs of the adapter. > >Same comment as for qede: this is not specific to the PMD. >Please update and reference the Linux guide.
Please see the v2 set with documentation specific to QLogic adapters and use of bnx2x PMD. Thanks! -Rasesh
